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Will Tablets Increase Returning Citizen Success, Or Be Another Way To Exploit Inmates?

Written by ED GASKIN Posted January 12, 2023 Filed Under: Editorial, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

The corrections system is not known for innovation, but the use of tablets could be a game changer

Filed Under: Editorial, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: doc, Massachusetts, news, prisons, technology

A New Beginning For Formerly Incarcerated Women

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted January 11, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“Stepping into this house made me feel better … She has a way of transforming pain into passion.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: doc, feature, Massachusetts, news, prison, reentry

Tainted Drug Evidence Victims Still Waiting For Settlement Payments

Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Posted January 10, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“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.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: doc, Massachusetts, Police, prison, scandal

Feature Follow-Up: The Fight For No-Cost Prison Calls Continues

Written by ASHLEY PETTUS Posted July 19, 2022 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

"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.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, doc, Massachusetts, prison

Mass One Step Closer To New-Prison Moratorium, But Not There Yet

Written by DIG STAFF Posted May 23, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

An update on the fight over whether to replace MCI-Framingham, the oldest Women's prison in America

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: correction, doc, MCI-Framingham, prison

CORRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

Written by DIG STAFF Posted January 26, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“We are bringing this lawsuit to expose the inhumane way the DOC treats the people they incarcerate.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: doc, news, parole, prisons

MASS SPECIAL COMMISSION ON STRUCTURAL RACISM IN PAROLE ISSUES REPORT

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted December 27, 2021 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.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: criminal justice, doc, news, news to us, parole, prisons

RADICAL RE-ENTRY: INNER CITY WEIGHTLIFTING

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted August 31, 2021 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Creating community and value for people who society has otherwise denied the opportunity

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: criminal justice reform, doc, features, news, news to us, prison

UNPREPARED NOMINEE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF DYSFUNCTIONAL MASS PAROLE BOARD

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted July 27, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

This is who your governor thinks should make these critical decisions 

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, doc, features, Mass Department of Correction, Massachusetts, news, parole, prisons

HIRED TO HELP END LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE, SHOWING WHY SECOND CHANCES ARE NEEDED

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted July 12, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“It’s important to have someone as a community organizer who has been affected by incarceration.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: criminal justice, doc, features, Mass Department of Correction, Massachusetts, news, prison

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