Program Office Selected

Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services (Prisoners' Legal Services)

Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services (Prisoners' Legal Services)

Main Program:

Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services (Prisoners' Legal Services)

 Director:

Leslie Walker

 Address:

8 Winter Street, 11th floor, Boston, MA 02108

 		Main Phone:

617-482-2773

 Fax:

617-451-6383

 Website:

http://www.mcls.net
Program Description:

MCLS was established in 1972 to provide legal services to people in Massachusetts prisons and jails.  MCLS addresses problems through administrative advocacy, legislative advocacy and litigation. 

Intake Notes:

MCLS accepts collect calls from prisoners and people concerned about prisoners on Monday afternoons from one to four. If Monday is a holiday phone hours are on Tuesday. Massachusetts state prisoners should call on *9004#, which is a speed dial number that is pre-approved on the PIN cards of all state prisoners. Prisoners in county jails and houses of correction should call collect on (617) 482-4124. Family members and friends of prisoners may call free from anywhere in Massachusetts on 1-800-882-1413.

 Area Served:

Statewide

 Additional Information About Priorities:

MCLS focuses on four issues:  health and mental health care, guard-on-prisoner violence, physical conditions of confinement, and segregation and isolation.  It does provide advice, referrals and pro se materials on matters ouside of these focus areas.  The office does not provide criminal defense services.

Languages:

Portuguese, Russian, Spanish