150-plus Advocates testify about “broken” Mass criminal legal system
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
REVOCATION NATION: REINCARCERATION FOR TECHNICAL PAROLE VIOLATIONS IN THE AGE OF COVID-19
Jonathan Best had been out of prison for two years when he ended a rocky relationship with his girlfriend. Like many men and women on parole—a form of early release, in which the remainder of one’s sentence is served in the community—he suffered from depression and anxiety. At the time, Best often had to […]
LAWMAKERS AND ADVOCATES PUSH FOR MORE COVID-19 DATA FROM PRISONS
“It’s always helpful to have transparency in reporting data … Especially when we’re dealing with people’s health and safety, and when people are dying.”
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