The state’s correctional system seems intent on putting itself out of business. The maximum-security MCI-Cedar Junction facility in Walpole closed in 2023, while in 2024, both the medium-security ...

Opponents of a state plan to invest $360 million to renovate MCI-Framingham held a virtual press conference. They argue that monery should instead support housing, mental health and educational ...

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The Boston College Prison Education Program (BCPEP) launched at MCI-Shirley in 2019 and has served more than 100 incarcerated individuals. Eight have earned degrees, and the program celebrated its ...

Inmates at MCI-Framingham, Massachusetts' only women's prison, have complained about a lack of privacy after new shower curtains with large transparent sections were installed. The Department of ...

MCI-Framingham, Massachusetts’ only state-run prison for women, is antiquated, inefficient, and inadequate. But Governor Maura Healey’s plans for an expensive rebuild of the facility are butting up ...