Preventing people from entering the criminal justice system is the best way to minimize the costs and harms of prosecution. Our criminal justice reform package expands possibilities for diversion from prosecution, while at the same time assuring that serious cases are not inappropriately diverted
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Bail Reform in the Criminal Justice Package
Our bail reform draft improved through the legislative negotiation process. It should result in fewer low-level non-dangerous offenders locked up pre-trial.
Stun Gun Ban Revisited
A recent SJC decision is forcing the legislature to replace the current ban on stun guns. We were prepared when the new decision came down.
AG Healey’s assault weapon interpretation (please overturn).
I’ve received hundreds of emails like the following from folks — mostly from outside the district that I represent, from all over the state and outside the state. As a law-abiding Second Amendment supporter in Massachusetts, I urge you to please support both Senate Bill 1316 and Senate Bill 1326. Both S.1316 and S.1326 seek to …
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Criminal Justice Reform Passed
Both branches gave resounding approval today to the criminal justice reform package that we’ve spent the past few months negotiating.
Young Adults in the German Criminal Justice System
I spent last week in Germany, visiting prisons and courts to study how they handle young adults. The passionate commitment of our German hosts to rehabilitating young adults was inspiring.