Even as the pandemic rages in prisons, vaccines and masks are seen as “a sign of weakness”
WHY ARE HALF OF MASS CORRECTION OFFICERS REFUSING THE COVID VACCINE?
Prison Reform
THE COMMITMENTS: ADDICTION TREATMENT BEHIND BARS IN MASSACHUSETTS
Some who are civilly committed for addiction in Mass face abusive prison conditions. Still, some families say it’s better than the alternative
COVID SURGES IN MASS PRISONS, STILL NO PLAN TO DECARCERATE
“The remedy is not working. Jail populations are actually higher now than the second week of April."
KOONCE MAKES “COMPELLING” CASE IN 5-PLUS HOUR COMMUTATION HEARING
No one serving a life without parole sentence has been granted a commutation since 1997
CALLS FOR JUSTICE: THE SMALL THING MASS CAN DO DURING THE WAIT FOR REAL PRISON REFORM
“The very least that Mass can do is make it easier for families to connect with loved ones who are locked up at this frantic moment.”
STATE OF THE POLICE STATE: FROM THE BPD TO THE ACA, IT’S A JAILER’S WORLD—WE JUST SQUIRM IN IT
“The government should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to go on. We need to get real, we need to tell the truth.”
SPECIAL AUTHOR INTERVIEW: THIS BOY’S KNIFE
"Keeping people behind bars for longer and longer periods of time does not help."
PAST INCARCERATION: REMEMBERING CHARLESTOWN’S FORGOTTEN PRISON
“The observant citizen outside the walls has long been forced to the conclusion that the grim institution does not perform its primary purpose"
SPECIAL FEATURE: JOEY’S ANGELS
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.
APPARENT HORIZON: MASS BAIL REFORM NOW
Cash bail a debtors’ prison in the Commonwealth
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