
“Late adolescents are particularly likely to be sentenced based on systemic racism and implicit biases in policing, prosecution, and sentencing.”
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“Late adolescents are particularly likely to be sentenced based on systemic racism and implicit biases in policing, prosecution, and sentencing.”
Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
“Everything that I came across for 40 years has been a battle.”
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Parole Board Chair Gloriann Moroney’s contentious hearing to become a judge
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Colette Santa’s hearing brought out two supporters and 10 in opposition who testified about her performance on the board in the past five years
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“[Their] words and actions send a clear message: don’t bother coming and don’t bother giving testimony.”
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Mass has lost an incredible guy and one of the state’s great institutional memories
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Who oversees parole in Mass? What motivates decisions? Does the outcome help the Commonwealth? Will the addition of another career prosecutor tilt the Mass parole board away from second chances?
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Baker’s judicial picks include a corporate lawyer and a star DUI attorney