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FreeHer protesters march down Tremont St on Saturday, Sept. 14. (Arthur Mansavage/ Beacon Staff)

Massachusetts is planning to invest $50 million to construct a women’s prison. Abolitionist organizations are protesting in response.

By Hannah Brueske, Beacon Correspondent / September 24, 2024
Abolitionist organizations in Massachusetts gathered outside of Boston’s HDR Inc. on Sept. 14 to protest the state's plan to build a new $50 million women’s prison.
New prison is a step in the wrong direction

New prison is a step in the wrong direction

By Shannon Garrido / October 7, 2021

MCI-Framingham, built in 1877, is one of the oldest women’s state prisons in the U.S. Needless to say, the facility is in need of structural repair,...