The corrections system is not known for innovation, but the use of tablets could be a game changer
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A New Beginning For Formerly Incarcerated Women
“Stepping into this house made me feel better … She has a way of transforming pain into passion.”
Tainted Drug Evidence Victims Still Waiting For Settlement Payments
“We’ve got a system in place where it’s just, grab this money from mostly poor people, but don’t have mechanisms in place to really account for what’s taken.”
Feature Follow-Up: The Fight For No-Cost Prison Calls Continues
"We want to lift the floor so that everyone can have the same access to their loved ones, not just those who can afford it.”
Mass One Step Closer To New-Prison Moratorium, But Not There Yet
An update on the fight over whether to replace MCI-Framingham, the oldest Women's prison in America
CORRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
“We are bringing this lawsuit to expose the inhumane way the DOC treats the people they incarcerate.”
MASS SPECIAL COMMISSION ON STRUCTURAL RACISM IN PAROLE ISSUES REPORT
“People of color are more likely to serve longer sentences, even after accounting for criminal history, demographics, initial charge severity, court jurisdiction, and neighborhood characteristics.”
RADICAL RE-ENTRY: INNER CITY WEIGHTLIFTING
Creating community and value for people who society has otherwise denied the opportunity
UNPREPARED NOMINEE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF DYSFUNCTIONAL MASS PAROLE BOARD
This is who your governor thinks should make these critical decisions
HIRED TO HELP END LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE, SHOWING WHY SECOND CHANCES ARE NEEDED
“It’s important to have someone as a community organizer who has been affected by incarceration.”