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A New Beginning For Formerly Incarcerated Women

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted January 11, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“Stepping into this house made me feel better … She has a way of transforming pain into passion.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: doc, feature, Massachusetts, news, prison, reentry

Tainted Drug Evidence Victims Still Waiting For Settlement Payments

Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Posted January 10, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“We’ve got a system in place where it’s just, grab this money from mostly poor people, but don’t have mechanisms in place to really account for what’s taken.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: doc, Massachusetts, Police, prison, scandal

Exclusive: Cheryl Amirault LeFave On Reentry, Punitive Probation & Withdrawn Pardon

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted December 22, 2022 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“Everything that I came across for 40 years has been a battle.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Charlie Baker, Governor's Council, Mass DOC, Massachusetts, pardon, parole, prison, probation

Book Review: “Barred: Why the Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison”

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted September 23, 2022 Filed Under: A+E, Books

“This is a system that comes out of slavery and perpetuates slavery … We are swimming in the mythology that [it] is designed to get to the truth.”

Filed Under: A+E, Books Tagged With: arts, books, criminal justice, news, prison

Feature Follow-Up: The Fight For No-Cost Prison Calls Continues

Written by ASHLEY PETTUS Posted July 19, 2022 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

"We want to lift the floor so that everyone can have the same access to their loved ones, not just those who can afford it.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, doc, Massachusetts, prison

Reader Responses: “Unruly, Argumentative Governor’s Council …”

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted June 22, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

"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"

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Charlie Baker, Massachusetts, parole, prison

Inbox: Legislation To Protect Vote for Eligible Incarcerated Voters on Baker’s Desk

Written by DIG STAFF Posted June 22, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

"The VOTES Act’s jail-based voting provisions will require sheriffs, DOC, and Secretary of Commonwealth facilitate voting for the 7-9,000 incarcerated eligible voters in Mass"

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Charlie Baker, criminal justice reform, Massachusetts, prison

Unruly, Argumentative Governor’s Council Inflames Parole Board Hearings

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted June 20, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“[Their] words and actions send a clear message: don’t bother coming and don’t bother giving testimony.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, criminal justice, Governor's Council, news, news to us, parole, Parole Board, prison

Mass One Step Closer To New-Prison Moratorium, But Not There Yet

Written by DIG STAFF Posted May 23, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

An update on the fight over whether to replace MCI-Framingham, the oldest Women's prison in America

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: correction, doc, MCI-Framingham, prison

Mass Supreme Court Sides With Asshole Sheriff In Prison Phone Fee Decision

Written by DIG STAFF Posted May 18, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“The SJC ruling makes clear that it's up to the Legislature to prevent the Sheriff from charging families exorbitant telephone fees to fund the costs of running the Jail."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Bristol County, jails, news, prison

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