"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.”
Feature Follow-Up: The Fight For No-Cost Prison Calls Continues
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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"
Inbox: Legislation To Protect Vote for Eligible Incarcerated Voters on Baker’s Desk
"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"
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.”
Mass One Step Closer To New-Prison Moratorium, But Not There Yet
An update on the fight over whether to replace MCI-Framingham, the oldest Women's prison in America
Mass Supreme Court Sides With Asshole Sheriff In Prison Phone Fee Decision
“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."
Mass Is Still Gouging Prisoners On Phone Fees. Will Lawmakers Finally Change That?
“Even if they are providing the most rehabilitative programs available, it still wouldn’t be right to fund programs like that via the lowest income people.”
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”
PILOT PROGRAM: CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS TO WEAR BODY CAMERAS
Departments claim it will "increase overall safety and advance transparency and accountability"
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.”
