Use of force reports from the Hampden County Correctional Center reveal disproportionate use of chemical force against prisoners with psychiatric disabilities In a video posted on Masslive last year, Sgt. Joseph Celetti, a Hampden … [Read more...]
FEATURE FOLLOW-UP: THE ROAD TO ZERO
PHOTO BY DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN Despite a relative win for recycling workers, living wage advocates pledge to keep on fighting Boston’s plan to achieve “zero waste” by 2050 has drawn plenty of attention for its flashy prospects. What’s been … [Read more...]
RESTORATIVE RUCKUS
Arlington’s attempt to mitigate a police department controversy causes more distress for some concerned residents “It’s time we forget about ‘restraint,’ ‘measured responses,’ ‘procedural justice,’ ‘de-escalation,’ ‘stigma-reduction,’ and … [Read more...]
A MODERN METCO
ILLUSTRATION BY SHEA JUSTICE FOR BINJ For more than 50 years, Metco has stood as a hallmark effort to address racial disparities in education. But for the progressive civil rights program to keep pace with the national dialogue around race, … [Read more...]
F.I.G.H.T. SUBOXONE: REAL TALK ABOUT MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT
An interview with Eric Spofford After years of struggling with addiction to opioids and heading straight for the grave or incarceration in his early adult life, Eric Spofford got sober in 2006. Two years later, he founded Granite Recovery Centers … [Read more...]
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