40 years ago this month, Fred Clay was arrested for a crime he didn’t commit. After 38 years behind bars, he’s telling his story and writing another chapter.
SPECIAL FEATURE: RETHINKING REENTRY
In a state that sets up former inmates for failure, this program offers hope through education and more
DISPATCH FROM THE MARCH AGAINST CAGES
Prison reformers protest Baker and Walsh-endorsed corrections conference Activists from 19 grassroots organizations marched through downtown Boston Sunday afternoon to protest the American Correctional Association (ACA), which was holding its annual conference at the Hynes Convention Center. The ACA is one of the largest accreditation agencies in the United States. It ensures […]
SPECIAL FEATURE: MORE DYSFUNCTION THAN DIVERSITY
Who oversees parole in Mass? What motivates decisions? Does the outcome help the Commonwealth? Will the addition of another career prosecutor tilt the Mass parole board away from second chances?
RIGHTS, CAMERAS, EXTRACTIONS
Hampshire County has the most violent small jail in the state, and one of the least transparent
SPECIAL FEATURE: FACING THE END ALONE
The second in a series profiling aging lifers seeking commutations from Mass prisons
SPECIAL FEATURE: GEORGE STRAIGHT
The first in a series profiling aging lifers seeking commutations from Mass prisons
HARD DRUG TRUTHS: END MANDATORY MINIMUM DRUG SENTENCES
Street sales of Oxy and the resulting spike in heroin sales led to a whole new wave of nonviolent offenders sent to prison for years with mandatory minimum sentences.
MORE BOOS FOR BAKER
The other reason I generally avoid the subject is because I’m transgender, and I already get enough threats for my reporting.
SPECIAL AUTHOR INTERVIEW: THIS BOY’S KNIFE
“Keeping people behind bars for longer and longer periods of time does not help.”
