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Massachusetts Department of Correction

PILOT PROGRAM: CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS TO WEAR BODY CAMERAS

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted January 28, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Departments claim it will "increase overall safety and advance transparency and accountability"

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: camera, Massachusetts Department of Correction, officer, prison, surveillance

SPECIAL FEATURE: FACING THE END ALONE

Written by ARNIE KING Posted May 23, 2017 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

The second in a series profiling aging lifers seeking commutations from Mass prisons

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Arnie King, Bay State Correctional Center, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, criminal justice reform, George McGrath, George Whitham, Mass Department of Correction, Mass DOC, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Department of Correction, MCI-Framingham, prison, prison justice, re-entry, Rolling Along as Long as It Lasts, Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, Walpole State Prison

SPECIAL FEATURE: GEORGE STRAIGHT

Written by ARNIE KING Posted April 10, 2017 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction, Specials

The first in a series profiling aging lifers seeking commutations from Mass prisons

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction, Specials Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Boston, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, criminal justice reform, George McGrath, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Department of Correction, MCI-Framingham, prison, prison justice, re-entry, Walpole State Prison

SPECIAL FEATURE: JOEY’S ANGELS

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted March 10, 2016 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

Joe Donovan beat impossible odds in being paroled from a life sentence. With his release this month, he and his advocates recount the nightmare behind them and brace for a daunting road ahead.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Carol Hallisey, Joe Donovan, Joey's Angels, Life Without Parole, Marian Ryan, Mass DOC, Massachusetts Department of Correction, Middlesex DA's Office, Middlesex District Attorney, NECN, Prison Reform, The Joe Donovan Project

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