In 1989, when the crack epidemic was on the front page every day, the Massachusetts legislature was among the first in the nation to pass a law requiring that the registrar of motor vehicles suspend the driver’s license of anyone convicted of any drug crime. It’s about time we revisited that law.
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Senator Brownsberger to speak on panel on mass incarceration hosted by the New Start Project
Senator Brownsberger will be among the panelists when The New Start Project hosts a dialogue, “Is There a Mass Incarceration Problem in Massachusetts?” on Monday, May 4, 2015, from 6-8 pm at the Ladd Multipurpose Room at Wheelock College at 43 Hawes Street in Brookline.
Breath tests suspended across the state as results questioned
?South Coast Today?? reports that, “Defense attorneys across Massachusetts are reviewing their drunken driving cases and many prosecutors are suspending use of alcohol breath-test evidence while the state reviews possibly miscalibrated breath-analysis machines used by police. As Senate chair of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Brownsberger was reached for comment and “said his panel would seek more information from prosecutors and the state public safety agency before determining if the Legislature should weigh in.”
State House Centennial Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide
Governor Baker, Senator Harriet Chandler, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, and Representatives Jon Hecht and David Muradian will offer remarks at this commemoration on Friday, April 24 at 1:15 p.m. at Ashburton Park.
Second Annual Massachusetts Criminal Justice Reform Coalition Summit: Senator Brownsberger a Panelist
Senator Brownsberger will serve as a panelist at the Second Annual Massachusetts Criminal Justice Reform Coalition Summit on Monday, March 16th, 2015 at the UMass Boston Campus Center. Registration for the event begins at 8:30 am, and the formal program begins at 9:30 am. Here is a link to the full program and RSVP information.
Senator Brownsberger to Speak on Criminal Justice Reform
On Tuesday, March 9, Senator Brownsberger will be speaking at a luncheon organized by the Boston Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society on the subject, “Ferguson to the New Jim Crow – Driving Change in the Criminal Justice System, from Street Policing to Incarceration.” The event is open to the public and all are welcome.