
“This is a system that comes out of slavery and perpetuates slavery … We are swimming in the mythology that [it] is designed to get to the truth.”
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Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Filed Under: A+E, Books
“This is a system that comes out of slavery and perpetuates slavery … We are swimming in the mythology that [it] is designed to get to the truth.”
Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
“[Their] words and actions send a clear message: don’t bother coming and don’t bother giving testimony.”
Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
“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.”
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo
“We are committed to freeing every last prisoner of the unjust war on drugs, starting with the estimated 40,000 individuals imprisoned for cannabis.”
Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
“It’s important to have someone as a community organizer who has been affected by incarceration.”
Written by JASON PUGATCH Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
A documentary about the impact that a lack of effective pandemic protocol has had on the Bay State
Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
“The remedy is not working. Jail populations are actually higher now than the second week of April."
Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
No one serving a life without parole sentence has been granted a commutation since 1997
Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Filed Under: News to Us
“This call for releases is not the advocacy community trying to capitalize on an opportunity to decarcerate … Prison health care is already overstressed and a lack of response will absolutely kill people.”
Written by MAYA SHAFFER Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Now records we have received from Healey’s shed light on why her office may be avoiding the issue—her office is also guilty of the same kind of questionable social media management.