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The Middlesex Sheriff's Office provides a wide array of educational and public safety services to the 54 cities and towns of Middlesex County.
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Inmates involved in the program are from the minimum security facility at the
Billerica House of Correction. They go through a rigorous screening process and
caseworker review to ensure communities the safest, most trustworthy workers
available. Inmates charged with violent or sexual crimes are not allowed to
participate in the program. All inmates classified as eligible for this program are
nearing the end of their sentence. CWP projects do not displace any public or
private employees, nor do they interfere with union or the public bidding processes. "This project would not have been accomplished if not for the Sheriff sending the much needed laborers. The inmates that work in his program are great, they come here and work hard and get the opportunity to develop positive work skills." –Joe Urciola, Belmont Superintendent of Grounds Belmont Citizen Herald, June 17, 2004 Graffiti Removal Program
Coordinate a graffiti awareness campaign If your class, school, neighborhood group, business or other organization would like to learn more about what they can do to reduce and remove graffiti, call us at 617-494-4400, we are available for a discussion and can help your group coordinate a graffiti awareness campaign. Help us k eep Middlesex County beautiful.Youth Public Safety Academy
Zero Drug Tolerance Strike Two Program This program provides tours of the Billerica House of Correction for at-risk students and/or interested community groups, giving them a real-life look at the consequences of wrong decisions. Students are treated as adults and engage in discussion about the decision making process. We emphasize the importance of accepting responsibility for one’s actions.
Community Counseling Centers The Middlesex Sheriff's Office operates Community Counseling Centers in Lowell and in Cambridge– because aftercare and continuity of services has proven to reduce recidivism. Centers are open for monitoring parolees, probationers and former inmates and to give them guidance, education and training. The Community Counseling Centers also allow for alternative sentencing to help address overcrowding and to offer nonviolent offenders the chance to succeed through intermediate sanctions including:
Victim Services Unit
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Victim Services Unit, located at our Billerica facility, provides post
conviction informational and support services to victims of crime. The VSU collaborates with other victim services in other Sheriff’s Departments, the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, the Sex Offender Registry Board, the Massachusetts Parole Board, state and local police departments, and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office to make sure all victims are receiving the information they are entitled to. We also interact with the community to improve victim’s services throughout the county. The Victim Service Unit will also assist with:
"The Victim Service Unit provides important information and critical support services that are so crucial to victims of crime. Our unit exists to serve victims as effectively as possible as they rebuild their lives.” –Sheriff James V. DiPaola Related Links: Criminal History Systems Board- http://www.mass.gov/chsb/vsu/vsu.html Massachusetts Office of Victim Assistance- http://www.mass.gov/mova/ Department of Corrections- http://www.mass.gov/doc/ Sex Offender Registry Board- http://www.mass.gov/sorb/ Attorney General's Office- http://www.ago.state.ma.us/sp.cfm?pageid=1037 Massachusetts Parole Board- http://www.mass.gov Jane Doe- http://www.janedoe.org/ Office for Victims of Crime- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/
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