The South Middlesex Correctional Center (SMCC) is a small, minimum security/pre-release state prison for women located in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Many work in fast food restaurants, as janitors, carpenters, or painters.

As a minimum security/pre-release facility, SMCC is not within a secure perimeter and there are no lock-in cells.

Pursuant to the Supreme Judicial Court's April 3, 2020 Opinion and Order in the Committee for Public Counsel Services v. Chief Justice of the Trial Court, SJC-12926 matter, as amended on April 10, April 28 and June 23, 2020 (the “Order”), the Special Master posts weekly reports which are located on the SJC website here for COVID testing and cases for each of the correctional facilities administered by the Department of Correction and each of the county Sheriffs’ offices.

The SJC Special master link above has the most up to date information reported by the correctional agencies and is posted for the public to view.