
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
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Written by SHELBY GREBBIN AND ISHA MARATHE 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
Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE 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”
Written by DAKOTA ANTELMAN 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
Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE 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."
Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
No one serving a life without parole sentence has been granted a commutation since 1997
Written by DIG STAFF 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.”
Written by CHRIS FARAONE 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.”
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction
"Keeping people behind bars for longer and longer periods of time does not help."
Written by EMILY HOPKINS 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"
Written by CHRIS FARAONE 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.