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Dancing On Banana Peels: Life On Lifetime Parole In Massachusetts

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted May 17, 2023 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“I am now in the same predicament as I was when I first got out of prison.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, criminal justice reform, Massachusetts, parole, Parole Board, prisons, Suffolk Superior

Will Tablets Increase Returning Citizen Success, Or Be Another Way To Exploit Inmates?

Written by ED GASKIN Posted January 12, 2023 Filed Under: Editorial, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

The corrections system is not known for innovation, but the use of tablets could be a game changer

Filed Under: Editorial, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: doc, Massachusetts, news, prisons, technology

Morale Violation: Whistle-Blowers Report Culture Of “Retaliation,” “Nepotism” At Parole Agency

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted May 23, 2022 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“We were stressed and unappreciated … left blinded.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: features, Massachusetts, news, parole, prisons

The ACLU’s Critical “Do You Know Who Your Sheriff Is?” Campaign

Written by LILY BOHLKE Posted May 9, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Survey Shows Most Residents Can't Name Their Local Sheriff

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: news, news to us, prisons

Mass Wants To Increase Funding For Civil Commitments To Treat Substance Use Disorder

Written by DIG STAFF Posted April 25, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

One opponent of the proposal says, “putting people in jail to receive treatment is unjust. Having a substance or alcohol use disorder is not a crime.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Beacon Hill, news, news to us, prisons

CORRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

Written by DIG STAFF Posted January 26, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“We are bringing this lawsuit to expose the inhumane way the DOC treats the people they incarcerate.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: doc, news, parole, prisons

NEW REPORT SHOWS “POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SHERIFFS FUEL MASS INCARCERATION”

Written by DIG STAFF Posted January 11, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Bombshell study analyzes money in politics data from 11 states, including Massachusetts 

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: campaign donations, news, OCPF, Police, prisons

MASS SPECIAL COMMISSION ON STRUCTURAL RACISM IN PAROLE ISSUES REPORT

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted December 27, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“People of color are more likely to serve longer sentences, even after accounting for criminal history, demographics, initial charge severity, court jurisdiction, and neighborhood characteristics.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: criminal justice, doc, news, news to us, parole, prisons

UNPREPARED NOMINEE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF DYSFUNCTIONAL MASS PAROLE BOARD

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted July 27, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

This is who your governor thinks should make these critical decisions 

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, doc, features, Mass Department of Correction, Massachusetts, news, parole, prisons

A STATE REP GOES TO SPEAK WITH MEN INCARCERATED AT OLD COLONY

Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Posted June 11, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

A follow-up to our feature about suicide attempts, self-harm, and COVID at the Bridgewater state prison

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: criminal justice reform, features, Mass DOC, news, news to us, prisons

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