Explore this interactive map as you put names to the 218 forgotten men who died while incarcerated in the Massachusetts prison system between 1878 and 1996 and are laid to rest in the Concord Prison Cemetery.
In the spring of 2022, Lisa Daria Kennedy, Associate Professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design collaborated with the Concord Prison Outreach leadership team on the “Naming the Unnamed” Project to bring an artistic expression to each of the people buried at the Concord Reformatory Cemetery.
A multi-faceted community-based project, "Naming the Unnamed" memorializes 218 men buried at the Concord Reformatory Cemetery, bringing this historic place forward as an integral part of Concord’s future.
We recognize the individuals buried in the prison cemetery as people, not numbers; as we turn the markers into monuments and honor those who died while in custody. Explore this marker gallery in your own quest to put names to the numbers.
The Concord Reformatory opened in 1878, with seven men interned to the cemetery in it's first year. Over it's 118 year time span, 218 graves dotted this small hill in Concord, MA.
Learn more about the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail and the upcoming plans for a contemplative seating area paying respect to the 218 men laid to rest in the Concord Prison Cemetery.
Thank you so much for your generous support of the Concord Reformatory Cemetery project. Your
In an open letter on the question of language, Eddie Ellis, founder of the Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions, invites us to use humanizing language when referring to people with criminal records. In his words...
An interview one of our longest standing and highly contributing volunteers, Win Wilbur.
In January 2022, Jenn Albanese interviewed Karen Baratta, Board Chair of CPO and longtime volunteer about her time volunteering with CPO.
CONCORD PRISON OUTREACH
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Outreach@concordprisonoutreach.org | (978) 369-1430
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CONCORD PRISON OUTREACH
100 Main St Suite 130, Concord, MA 01742
Outreach@concordprisonoutreach.org | (978) 369-1430
Tax ID / EIN 04-3439438 / Contact Sam Williams – Executive Director
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