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PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS REVEAL ARLINGTON’S BEHIND-THE-SCENES RESPONSE TO POLICE CONTROVERSY

Written by DIG STAFF Posted August 7, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

Like in any donnybrook, there are countless angles and competing arguments in play. The documents that we obtained provide a much deeper insight into why certain decisions were made regarding developments including Pedrini’s employment and the town’s use of the restorative justice (RJ) process, which is traditionally designed as “a system that focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders through reconciliation with victims and the larger community.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: Boston, C4RJ, cops, District Attorney, Drug War, Islamophobia, Jamarhl Crawford, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Pedrini, Police, Prison Policy Initiative, Restorative Justice, rlington, Watertown

SPECIAL FEATURE: RESTORATIVE RUCKUS

Written by LAURA KIESEL Posted June 12, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

Arlington’s attempt to mitigate a police department controversy causes more distress for some concerned residents

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: arlington, Boston, C4RJ, cops, District Attorney, Drug War, Islamophobia, Jamarhl Crawford, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Pedrini, Police, Prison Policy Initiative, Restorative Justice, Watertown

SOME BACKGROUND ON THE WAR ON RACHAEL ROLLINS

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 9, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS

Other than some Trump-supporting scoundrels and police who get paid lavishly to make appearances in court after arresting people on small crimes, I don’t know anybody else who thinks the legal system ought to regress. In Suffolk or anyplace else.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, Boston Police, BPD, cops, court, Dan Conley, District Attorney, Massachusetts, Rachael Rollins, Suffolk County

BROKEN RECORDS: CAPELESS, AND USELESS

Written by ANDREW QUEMERE Posted July 20, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Enforcement of the Massachusetts records law will never happen under Galvin and Healey

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, attorney general, Beacon Hill, Berkshires, Broken Records, Capeless, corruption, District Attorney, enforcement, Massachusetts politics, Maura Healey, Pittsfield, public records law, Secretary of State William Galvin, state politics

BROKEN RECORDS: THE PITTS ARE DEEPER THAN WE THOUGHT

Written by ANDREW QUEMERE Posted April 20, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

In response to our recent column, Pittsfield police say they will not prevent future loss of evidence, while Berkshire DA calls his office’s failure to review evidence before a court date fair and ethical

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: attorney general, Berkshire County, Broken Records, Capeless, District Attorney, evidence, FOIA, lost hard drive, Maura Healey, Pittsfield Police, public information

BROKEN RECORDS: THE PITTS

Written by ANDREW QUEMERE Posted April 6, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Western Mass city loses police records, DA keeps failure secret

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: attorney general, Berkshire County, Broken Records, Capeless, District Attorney, evidence, FOIA, lost hard drive, Maura Healey, Pittsfield Police, public information

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