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Closing the Concord prison “will no doubt place our officers throughout the Commonwealth in grave danger,” the union warned.

State officials are closing MCI-Concord prison, which is the only Massachusetts prison unit dedicated to young fathers, state Sen. Jamie Eldridge said in a statement Wednesday.

MCI-Concord, a medium-security men’s prison, will close by the summer of 2024, the state said.

The state is closing the oldest running men's prison in Massachusetts because of a steep decline in the number of men in state custody, the Department of Correction announced Wednesday.

Massachusetts leaders have decided to close MCI-Concord, the oldest men's prison in the Bay State, as a way to save money -- while the correction officers union is slamming the closure.

Massachusetts leaders have decided to close MCI-Concord, the oldest men's prison in the Bay State, as a way to save money -- while the correction officers union is slamming the closure.

The Department of Correction said it hopes to wind down operations at the MCI-Concord medium-security prison by this summer.

The prison’s population has fallen significantly.

Massachusetts leaders have decided to close MCI-Concord, the oldest men's prison in the Bay State, as a way to save money -- while the correction officers union is slamming the closure.

A New Hampshire jury on Tuesday convicted a man of attempted murder and other counts for opening fire inside a Pelham, N.H. church in 2019, wounding a pastor who was presiding over a wedding there as well as the bride.