“Late adolescents are particularly likely to be sentenced based on systemic racism and implicit biases in policing, prosecution, and sentencing.”
Governor's Council
Exclusive: Cheryl Amirault LeFave On Reentry, Punitive Probation & Withdrawn Pardon
“Everything that I came across for 40 years has been a battle.”
Judgment On the Chopping Block In Massachusetts
Parole Board Chair Gloriann Moroney’s contentious hearing to become a judge
Governor’s Council Weighs Controversial Parole Board Renomination
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
Unruly, Argumentative Governor’s Council Inflames Parole Board Hearings
“[Their] words and actions send a clear message: don’t bother coming and don’t bother giving testimony.”
GEORGE CRONIN (1937—2019)
Mass has lost an incredible guy and one of the state’s great institutional memories
SPECIAL FEATURE: MORE DYSFUNCTION THAN DIVERSITY
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?
JUDGE DREAD: SINCE YOU’RE ALREADY WORRYING ABOUT TRUMP’S APPOINTMENTS …
Baker’s judicial picks include a corporate lawyer and a star DUI attorney