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| Decrepit buildings create hazards at Worcester jail |
| By masslive.com- Shira Schoenberg |
| Published: 01/20/2016 |
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WEST BOYLSTON — As correctional officers lead two reporters through a housing unit at the Worcester County House of Corrections, an inmate in his cell starts yelling. He thinks the reporters are state inspectors, and he wants his window opened. During the winter, cell windows are screwed shut. The officers say a problem with the locking mechanism means without screws, the windows will open, and the jail will get too cold at night. The housing unit is in one of several modular buildings opened in 1990 to house Worcester's then-overcrowded prison population. The buildings had a 10-year lifespan. They have been used for 25 years. The housing unit is one of the better constructed units – buildings that house classrooms and administration are in worse shape. Read More. |
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