The Department offers tours of the Suffolk County Jail and Suffolk County House of Correction facilities in an effort to educate the public about the safe, secure and efficient operation of one of Massachusetts’ busiest correctional environments. These tours speak to the daily challenges of caring for more than 1,200 pre-trial and sentenced inmates and provide general information about the facility. The Department hosts legislative tours at the House of Correction as a means of introduction for members of city and state government to the functions of the Department, delivering information to legislators about the important work that is being done within its walls;
and tours are also conducted for members of schools, colleges, clergy and other community organizations around Suffolk County to foster a better atmosphere of understanding and rehabilitation for incarcerated individuals.