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.
Justice
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Section by Section of Criminal Justice Reform Package
Searchable section-by-section analysis of criminal justice reform package with links to bill sections.
Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug Crimes
Mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes are a hot button issue in the conversation about criminal justice reform. Here is an explanation of the issue and how we treat it in the final criminal justice reform package signed by the Governor on April 13, 2018.
Final Criminal Justice Package Released
We reached final agreement and released today our criminal justice reform package.
Massachusetts Gun Laws
Massachusetts has relatively strong gun laws, but there is at least one direction for possible improvement.
The conversation about digital afterlife
Opinion polling is poor guide to policy as to a decedent’s email accounts, but there are some good approaches under discussion.