The House and Senate are still conferencing their conflicting versions of a crime bill for this session. The Senate version of the bill included a number of positive elements that merit study.
Updates and Analysis
Prison Population Increases under the proposed Habitual Offender Bill
A recent analysis released by the Massachusetts Sentencing Commission reinforces concerns about the prison population impacts of the habitual offender bill.
Notice of Discussion on Sentencing Reform
A discussion on Sentencing Reform will be held at the Watertown Library on Monday, March 12 at 7PM.
Transitional Services Legislation
On Thursday, the Senate passed legislation that should improve transition for students with special needs.
Feb 14 Federal HELP Committee Hearing on IOM Pain Report
On February 14 the U.S. Senate H.E.L.P. Committee will hold a Congressional hearing to review the Institute of Medicine’s 2011 report on pain, Relieving Pain in American: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education and Research. A little piece of Massachusetts trivia about this report. The chairperson of the IOM committee was Philip Pizzo, MD, …
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Prescription Bill
Will, while I agree that prescription abuse is a problem, this bill will likely compound the problems faced by patients dying of cancer and their physicians, nurses and families. These are the people with intractable and unimaginable pain, usually in the last stages of life who are trying to die with dignity and some comfort. …