Senator Brownsberger will be a panelist on a session about The State of Criminal Justice Reform at a conference on Ending Mass Incarceration and The School-to-Prison Pipeline on September 11 hosted by The Center for Church and Prison.
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No to sanctuary cities
Dear Will, I find it highly irresponsible to encourage illegal immigration with sanctuary locations, tax payer assistance, and failure to enforce immigration law. If our country doesn’t get their act together at all levels, I’m very fearful for our future.
Say no to “sanctuary state” proposal.
Dear Senator Brownsberger: I would like to know you views on Rep. Byron Rushing’s proposal to offer “sanctuary” to all illegal immigrants…across the state. I would hope you would never support such a damaging (law). Sincerely, Nancy Oteri Belmont, MA
Top state officials seek review of criminal justice system
The Boston Globe reports that, “the top officials in Massachusetts government are asking for an independent review of the state’s criminal justice system.” The nonprofit group the Council of State Governments will conduct the analysis with the funding of the US Department of Justice and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Senator Brownsberger, who has been studying Massachusetts criminal justice statistics?, told the Globe that the request is a solid effort to get more data in an area where the state needs to make progress, “which is how do we get people safely back out onto the street in a way they can succeed and not return to being incarcerated.”
Criminal Justice Reform — Statistics Collection
The legislature is considering directions for criminal justice reform. Check out the background we have been assembling. Help us with additional information.
Mandatory Sentences Disproportionately Impact Minorities.
Illegal drug use spreads through all racial and ethnic groups and whites are the group most commonly convicted of possession (70.9% in Fiscal 2013). The racial disproportionality at the mandatory minimum level is therefore troubling, especially because of the unique role of prosecutorial discretion in bringing and enforcing mandatory minimum charges.