What Mass lawmakers can learn about parole from the battle to end death by incarceration across the country. “To see the transformation of those who have caused harm is important for those who have been harmed.”
CHANGING PERCEPTION, CHANGING THE LAW
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IN SEARCH OF SOLUTIONS FOR A BROKEN PAROLE SYSTEM
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SPECIAL FEATURE: THE QUIET ONE
40 years ago this month, Fred Clay was arrested for a crime he didn’t commit. After 38 years behind bars, he’s telling his story and writing another chapter.
SPECIAL FEATURE: HAMPDEN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL CENTER’S PEPPER SPRAY PROBLEM
Use of force reports from the Hampden County Correctional Center reveal disproportionate use of chemical force against prisoners with psychiatric disabilities
![Before things got out of hand last night, with a small group of demonstrators smashing windows and squaring off with violent police, tens of thousands of people marched from Nubian Square in Roxbury to the State House on Beacon Hill. These images by Derek Kouyoumjian (@derekimage) portray that event, which ran from approximately 6:30pm to 9:30pm before cops started spraying protesters with chemicals. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT DIGBOSTON[dot]COM! #BlackLivesMatter #GeorgeFloyd #politics #economy #photo #Boston #Massachusetts #coronavirus #COVID19](https://752847.smushcdn.com/1661675/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
