“Late adolescents are particularly likely to be sentenced based on systemic racism and implicit biases in policing, prosecution, and sentencing.”
As Mass Reconsiders Life Without Parole For 18 To 20-year-olds, Will Race Matter?
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Exclusive: Cheryl Amirault LeFave On Reentry, Punitive Probation & Withdrawn Pardon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
Reader Responses: “Unruly, Argumentative Governor’s Council …”
"Not only was I stunned by the way some of the councilors conducted themselves, but I was also disheartened by the lack of probing questions"
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.”
Morale Violation: Whistle-Blowers Report Culture Of “Retaliation,” “Nepotism” At Parole Agency
“We were stressed and unappreciated … left blinded.”
FROM PRISONER TO AUTHOR AND EDUCATOR: ‘THE STREETS LIED AND WE BELIEVED’
“I wanted help, but I didn’t know how to ask for it. So I asked in the wrong way, and I took somebody’s life”
AFTER NEARLY 10-HR HEARING, GOV COUNCIL SIGNALS KOONCE WORTHY OF COMMUTATION
“Of particular significance is that his rehabilitative efforts were done while he believed he was going to spend the rest of his life in prison.”
CORRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION
“We are bringing this lawsuit to expose the inhumane way the DOC treats the people they incarcerate.”
MASS SPECIAL COMMISSION ON STRUCTURAL RACISM IN PAROLE ISSUES REPORT
“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.”
