Crime & Safety

Visitations Suspended At Essex County Jail On Thursday

A water main break in Middleton forced house of correction officials to shut down visitations for at least the one day.

There were no visitations allowed at the Essex County House of Corrections in Middleton on Thursday.
There were no visitations allowed at the Essex County House of Corrections in Middleton on Thursday. (Dave Copeland/Patch)

MIDDLETON, MA — Visitations at the Essex County House of Correction were suspended on Thursday because of a water main break in Middleton in the morning.

Officials said they will provide further updates as the water main is fixed and they can determine when visitations can resume.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)

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