Mass. will close historic MCI-Concord prison, saving millions

The Massachusetts Department of Correction announced last week that it will close the MCI-Concord, a medium-security facility that opened in 1878. The planned closure of MCI-Concord is expected to save the state $16 million every year and avoid spending $190 million on improving the facility. This decision aligns with the ongoing decline of state incarceration rates, marking MCI-Concord as the second prison closure following MCI-Cedar Junction in June 2023.

Today on The Common, WBUR senior correspondent Deborah Becker joins us to discuss the impact of closing MCI-Concord.