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.
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.