Norfolk County Correctional Center
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The Norfolk County Correctional Center is a house of correction
located on the median of Route 128 in Dedham, Massachusetts
. The facility has 502 beds and opened in 1993.
House of Correction
The house of correction was a type of establishment built after the passing of the Elizabethan Poor Law , places where those who were "unwilling to work", including vagrants and beggars, were set to work. The building of houses of correction came after the passing of an amendment to the Elizabethan...
located on the median of Route 128 in Dedham, Massachusetts
Dedham, Massachusetts
Dedham is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,729 at the 2010 census. It is located on Boston's southwest border. On the northwest it is bordered by Needham, on the southwest by Westwood and on the southeast by...
. The facility has 502 beds and opened in 1993.
See also
- List of Massachusetts state correctional facilities