MCI-Concord - Concord Bridge

Ahead of MCI-Concord closure, a new focus on West Concord’s future

June 13, 2024

Concord leader were caught off guard by the January announcement of the coming closure. Now they're working on legislative angles to ensure they have more control.

MCI-Concord Advisory Board keeping local voice in prison closure plans

June 10, 2024

"That is ultimately our control point."

With inmates nearly gone, focus turns to what’s next for MCI-Concord

June 6, 2024

More than half the inmates housed at MCI-Concord when the state announced plans to shutter the 146-year-old men’s prison earlier this year have already been moved to other facilities.

What’s next for Concord’s solar storage battery initiative

May 18, 2024

Brian Foulds of the Concord Municipal Light Plant Board said Town Meeting voters provided “stakeholder buy-in” with the bonding authorization.

Is a prisoner a resident of town? Not when it comes to casting a ballot

April 14, 2024

The issue played out in dramatic fashion here nearly 50 years ago when a MCI-Concord inmate ran for office.

MCI-Concord closure contributes to Special Town Meeting call on solar

April 2, 2024

With the West Concord prison slated to close in June, “we expect the load to drop significantly on that side of town where that transformer is."

Select Board envisions parallel paths to local input on MCI-Concord

March 5, 2024

State Sen. Mike Barrett cautioned, “the process is likely to take two, three, four years."

Many want ‘collaboration’ on MCI-Concord’s future — but what should that look like?

March 4, 2024

The Commonwealth announced the prison closure plan in late January, with a target date of June to move all inmates and staff to other locations.