Mass is still gouging the families of prisoners on phone fees. Will lawmakers finally change that? For the past 10 years, Beverly Ross has spent hundreds of dollars a month on a middle-school teacher’s salary to ensure that her son knows his father, who is incarcerated in a Massachusetts prison. “My husband has been […]
INNER CITY WEIGHTLIFTING CREATES COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO SOCIETY HAS OTHERWISE DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY
“We can come here, chill. It’s like a family. And my friends are here with me.”
DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE: COVID-19 IN MASSACHUSETTS PRISONS
A documentary about the impact that a lack of effective pandemic protocol has had on the Bay State
SPECIAL FEATURE: A YEAR OF DISASTER AT OLD COLONY
“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.”
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE COMMITMENTS
Some who are civilly committed for addiction in Mass face abusive prison conditions. Still, some families say it’s better than the alternative
