MCI-Concord - Concord Bridge

Bringing a prison past to the work of helping inmates prepare for freedom

July 1, 2024

The understanding of incarceration some bring to working with inmates through Concord Prison Outreach doesn’t come from a textbook.

Losing a prison neighbor, MCI-Concord volunteers look for new places to help

June 30, 2024

“Sometimes it’s clear you’ve made an impact in someone’s life."

Memories of MCI-Concord…

June 30, 2024

Ahead of the closure of MCI-Concord, The Concord Bridge asked current and former inmates to write about their prison experiences.

Service dog raisers grapple with coming closure of MCI-Concord

June 29, 2024

For more than 20 years, inmates and guards haven’t been the only ones behind the walls of MCI-Concord.

Last MCI-Concord inmates will be gone by the weekend, state says

June 28, 2024

The prison won’t be decommissioned until state officials finalize the budget.

‘Our control point’: Local, state officials collaborate on MCI-Concord future

June 27, 2024

Planning is underway for what might happen after the barbed wire, concrete towers, and imposing brick walls of MCI-Concord come down.

Concord rotary is the most dangerous Route 2 intersection, state study finds

June 26, 2024

There were 360 crashes — causing at least 61 injuries — at the rotary between 2013 and 2019.

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

June 13, 2024

Concord leaders 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.

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