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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. Here are just a few of our many community outreach programs...

• Community Work Program
• Youth Public Safety Academy
• Zero Tolerance K-9
• Strike Two
• Community Counseling Centers
• STARS
• Victim Services

COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM
The Community Work Program (CWP) brings eligible and suitable inmates into local communities to provide labor at no cost to the taxpayers.  Service is provided to public property and public buildings under  the supervision of a correction officer.  Inmates provide strong manual labor and for specialty projects, such as painting, carpentry or masonry, inmates with with talent and experience in those areas will be used.

Inmates involved in the program are from the minimum security facility at the Middlesex House of Correction at Billerica.  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.

Also included in the CWP is the Graffiti Removal Unit. This program provides free labor and specialized equipment to remove unwanted graffiti from public and non-profit facilities and land.

If you would like to schedule a Community Work Program crew, please contact Chris Green at 781-960-2800.

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YOUTH PUBLIC SAFETY ACADEMY
Each Summer, the Middlesex Sheriff's Office sponsors a free public safety academy for 9, 10 and 11 year olds. The Academy exposes our youngest citizens to role models in Public Safety – namely their local Police, Fire, Emergency Medical Services and Sheriff’s personnel. The Academy is run at the Middlesex Training Academy in Billerica. Transportation and lunch is provided. The Academy runs for one week from Monday to Friday throughout the summer.

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ZERO TOLERANCE K-9 DRUG SEARCHES
The Middlesex Sheriff's Office k-9 Unit provides K-9 searches for schools and public locations. Programs run in conjunction with Middlesex District Attorney's Office and local police. The K-9 Unit is also available for informational demonstrations.

Please contact 781-960-2800

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STRIKE TWO PROGRAM
This program provides tours of the Middlesex House of Correction in Billerica 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.

We will also bring the program to you: Strike Two Officers and the Sheriff will visit your school, bringing with them inmates, many of whom are longtime substance abusers, to discuss how bad choices (such as drinking and driving or drug abuse) led to incarceration and a dramatic change in lifestyle.

To learn more about the Strike Two Program, please contact Assistant Superintendent Sean McAdam at: 781-960-2800.

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COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTERS
The Community Counseling Centers allow for alternative sentencing to help address overcrowding and to offer nonviolent offenders the chance to succeed through intermediate sanctions.

A key to element to reducing recidivism is through aftercare and continuity of services. Probation officers and counselors at the Counseling Centers in Cambridge and Lowell provide guidance to clients and continue these services post-incarceration.

Some programs offered by the Counseling Centers are:

• Electronic Monitoring Bracelets
• Drug Testing
  
• HIV/AIDS Prevention Training
  
• Adult Basic Education Classes
  
• Life Skills Classes
  
• Substance Abuse Prevention
  
• Money Management Resources

Contact the Community Counseling Center
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SCHOOL THREAT ASSESSMENT RESPONSE TEAM (STARS)
A partnership with the NEMLEC and local law enforcement agencies, the STARS Task Force provides prevention methods and support to schools during times of crisis. Our deputies combine with firefighters, police and school psychologists to create threat assessments used by the schools to ensure safe, efficient response to danger.

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VICTIM SERVICES UNIT
The Victim Services Unit provides post conviction informational and support services to victims of crime. The Victim Services Unit is notified of any changes in an inmate’s classification and within 14 days prior to the change taking effect, the victim is notified.

The Victim Services Unit 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 services throughout the Commonwealth.

Services include:

• Current status of inmate
• Victim safety awareness
• Advice on securing protective orders
• Crisis intervention
• Phone counseling
• Referrals to state and community resources / shelters
• Referrals to local organizations for free victim safety cell phones
  

Outside Resources:
- Jane Doe
- REACH Beyond Domestic Violence
- Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance
- Sex Offender Registry Board
- Massachusetts Parole Board
- USDOJ Office for Victims of Crime

Law Enforcement Groups:
- Gay Officers Action League of New England
- Massachusetts Association of Women in Law Enforcement

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