The Massachusetts legislature is taking swift action to ban the devices that the Las Vegas shooter used to slaughter innocent concert-goers with a hail of bullets.
Author Archives: Will Brownsberger
Herald calls Senate effort too soft
The Herald editorial board weighed in to the conversation about the Senate criminal justice reform bill.
Underage Sex in the Criminal Justice Bill
One section of the broad criminal justice reform bill before the senate would take away the possibility that consensual sex among kids close-in-age could be prosecuted.
Solitary Confinement in the Senate Criminal Justice Package
There will always be some prisoners who need to remain in solitary, but our legislation, if effectively implemented, should result in shorter average stays in solitary confinement. Prisoners leaving solitary should also be much better prepared to return to general population or to the street.
Debate over criminal justice reform heats up
Globe coverage of the emerging discussion of our criminal justice bill.
Codcast on Criminal Justice Reform
Nice overview discussion of the Criminal Justice Reform issue in this podcast from MassInc.