Once again, the Massachusetts Disability Law Center speaks out about abuse and neglect! 

https://www.dlc-ma.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/BSH-Prison-By-Another-Name-Public-Resource.pdf

"As the country’s only psychiatric facility run by a state corrections agency, BSH is a shameful aberration. The decaying prison facility is unsafe, anti-therapeutic, and a drain on taxpayer dollars. And, while BSH has improved some of its services over the past decade, continued illegal and inhumane practices under DOC make it a stain on the Commonwealth and a source of trauma and injury for too many Massachusetts citizens. Each year, up to 1,000 individuals walk in metal restraints through its doors expecting hospital level care and soon learn the undeniable truth – BSH is a hospital in name only" 

"This is what happens when the Department of Corrections oversees a psychiatric hospital.  

The Massachusetts Department of Corrections does not have the proper credentials or the

expereince to treat patients with serious mental illness".  

The Death of Joshua Messier 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6JTKiRBgO0

As the country’s only psychiatric facility run by a state corrections agency, BSH is a shameful aberration. The
decaying prison facility is unsafe, anti-therapeutic, and a drain on taxpayer dollars. And, while BSH has
improved some of its services over the past decade, continued illegal and inhumane practices under DOC
make it a stain on the Commonwealth and a source of trauma and injury for too many Massachusetts citizens.

Each year, up to 1,000 individuals walk in metal restraints through its doors expecting hospital level care and soon learn the undeniable truth – BSH is a hospital in name only.
The Commonwealth must act now to protect the rights, health and safety of
individuals with mental health disabilities confined at Bridgewater State Hospital.

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