
"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.”
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Written by ASHLEY PETTUS 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.”
Written by CHRIS FARAONE 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"
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"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"
Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE 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.”
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An update on the fight over whether to replace MCI-Framingham, the oldest Women's prison in America
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“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."
Written by ASHLEY PETTUS Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
“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.”
Written by CORALYS SIMPSON ALVAREZ Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
“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”
Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
Departments claim it will "increase overall safety and advance transparency and accountability"
Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
“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.”