Middlesex Jail and House of Correction

Located in Billerica, Massachusetts The Middlesex Jail and House of Correction serves Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Men are housed here awaiting trial or serving sentences up to 2 ½ years. The jail also houses women classified to the Middlesex Sheriff's pre-release center

History

Originally built on a 350-acre farm in Billerica, Massachusetts, the facility was to replace a condemned jail 15 miles away in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. The facility originally could hold over 300 prisoners, cost $837,000 to build, and was completed in December 1931.