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WOMEN’S INCARCERATION AT MCI-FRAMINGHAM BREAKS APART FAMILIES, WEAKENS COMMUNITIES

Written by SHELBY GREBBIN AND ISHA MARATHE Posted May 20, 2021 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Stories of long separation from loved ones, along with forced isolation and inhumane treatment of pregnant women, are part of a broader story of abuse and neglect at MCI-Framingham

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, doc, features, Massachusetts, news, prison, Prison Reform

WHY ARE HALF OF MASS CORRECTION OFFICERS REFUSING THE COVID VACCINE?

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted February 14, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Even as the pandemic rages in prisons, vaccines and masks are seen as “a sign of weakness”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: criminal justice reform, Mass DOC, news, news to us, pandemic, Pandemic Democracy Project, Prison Reform, prisons

THE COMMITMENTS: ADDICTION TREATMENT BEHIND BARS IN MASSACHUSETTS

Written by DAKOTA ANTELMAN Posted February 11, 2021 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Some who are civilly committed for addiction in Mass face abusive prison conditions. Still, some families say it’s better than the alternative

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, COVID, features, news, news to us, Prison Reform, prisons

COVID SURGES IN MASS PRISONS, STILL NO PLAN TO DECARCERATE

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted December 4, 2020 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“The remedy is not working. Jail populations are actually higher now than the second week of April."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: criminal justice, doc, news, news to us, Prison Reform, prisons

KOONCE MAKES “COMPELLING” CASE IN 5-PLUS HOUR COMMUTATION HEARING

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted October 28, 2020 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

No one serving a life without parole sentence has been granted a commutation since 1997

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: criminal justice, news, Prison Reform

CALLS FOR JUSTICE: THE SMALL THING MASS CAN DO DURING THE WAIT FOR REAL PRISON REFORM

Written by DIG STAFF Posted September 22, 2020 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“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.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: incarceration, Mass Department of Correction, phone calls, Prison Reform

STATE OF THE POLICE STATE: FROM THE BPD TO THE ACA, IT’S A JAILER’S WORLD—WE JUST SQUIRM IN IT

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted August 9, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

“The government should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to go on. We need to get real, we need to tell the truth.”

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: ACA, American Correctional Association, Black and Pink, Boston, Boston Police Department, BPD, BPPA, mainstream media, mayor Marty Walsh, police unions, Prison Reform, racism

SPECIAL AUTHOR INTERVIEW: THIS BOY’S KNIFE

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted April 19, 2016 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

"Keeping people behind bars for longer and longer periods of time does not help."

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Book, Boy With A Knife, Dartmouth, Jean Trounstine, Karter Reed, Massachusetts, New Bedford, Porter Square Books, prison, Prison Reform, youth incarceration

PAST INCARCERATION: REMEMBERING CHARLESTOWN’S FORGOTTEN PRISON

Written by EMILY HOPKINS Posted April 5, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical

“The observant citizen outside the walls has long been forced to the conclusion that the grim institution does not perform its primary purpose"

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical Tagged With: Boston, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Charlestown Prison, Emily Hopkins, Massachusetts History, Prison Reform

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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