Housing groups to collaborate on MCI-Concord land’s future

February 6, 2024

Repercussions from the governor’s decision to include the closing of MCI-Concord in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget are still echoing among local housing groups. The Concord Municipal Affordable Housing Trust expressed firm

Closing MCI-Concord ‘pauses’ Junction Village development plan

February 1, 2024

By a unanimous vote Tuesday morning, the Concord Housing Development Corporation extended its deadline for developing Junction Village on land in West Concord that abuts MCI-Concord. The state Department of Correction deeded the

State lawmakers hail ‘generational opportunity’ of MCI-Concord shutdown

February 1, 2024

State Rep. Simon Cataldo said he looks forward to positive changes to Concord’s landscape in the wake of the decision to close the nearly 150-year-old prison and relocate hundreds of inmates to

MCI-Concord is closing. How will that change the town?

January 31, 2024

After shaking off the initial shock of the news that MCI-Concord will close as soon as June — opening new frontiers for the redevelopment of the sprawling property — town officials are moving

Letter: Concord Prison Outreach considers future as MCI-Concord closes

January 27, 2024

We are reaching out to share an important update regarding our organization, Concord Prison Outreach (CPO), which has been dedicated to prison outreach for over 50 years. As you may be aware,

What is behind the drop in population at MCI-Concord?

January 26, 2024

Editor’s Note: This story is published with permission from CommonWealth Beacon, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization reporting on state issues. The original can be viewed here. Incarceration and crime rates both down

Union: Closure of MCI-Concord risks officers’ safety

January 25, 2024

The Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union is protesting the closure of MCI-Concord, contending that it will put officers’ safety at risk. “The Executive Board feels that the closing of MCI-Concord or any

MCI-Concord: A brief timeline

January 24, 2024

From its troubled inception to a riot, a psychedelic experiment, a jailbreak and finally a planned shutdown, here are some highlights of the history of the Commonwealth’s oldest running state prison for

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