From secret hiring practices to a revolving door of political appointees, the Mass Parole Board is a “black hole,” and “lives are at risk.”
THE MASSACHUSETTS PAROLE BOARD HAS A TRANSPARENCY PROBLEM
prison
STANDOUT FOR INCARCERATED MS. ANGIE
The event is intended to move District Attorney Rachael Rollins, who could support Angela Jefferson's motion for a new trial.
DAY-LONG HEARING ON CORRECTIONS SEES PLEAS FOR FREE CALLS AND AN END TO LIFE W/OUT PAROLE
150-plus Advocates testify about “broken” Mass criminal legal system
REPORT: MORE STUDENT SUPPORT NEEDED TO END SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE
"In Massachusetts, Black and brown students make up 27% of the student body, but 64% of the school-based arrests."
OPINION: WALKING THE WALK FOR A MORATORIUM ON PRISON AND JAIL CONSTRUCTION
Freeze all new prison and jail construction in Massachusetts for five years
NO NEW WOMEN’S PRISONS. WHAT’S THE POINT?
“The state is considering spending $50 million to construct a new prison for these women, where they will continue to cost the state $13.5 million a year”
RADICAL RE-ENTRY: INNER CITY WEIGHTLIFTING
Creating community and value for people who society has otherwise denied the opportunity
HIRED TO HELP END LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE, SHOWING WHY SECOND CHANCES ARE NEEDED
“It’s important to have someone as a community organizer who has been affected by incarceration.”
WOMEN’S INCARCERATION AT MCI-FRAMINGHAM BREAKS APART FAMILIES, WEAKENS COMMUNITIES
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
A YEAR OF DISASTER AT OLD COLONY: SUICIDE ATTEMPTS, SELF-HARM, AND COVID
“People call saying, “I just can’t bear it.” “The walls are closing in on me; I can’t talk to my family; I’ve lost it.”
