Globe: “The state Senate passed a sweeping criminal justice reform package last week that could be a national model for preserving public safety while curbing some of the excesses of an overly punitive system.”
Boston Globe
Bill would bar parents’ testimony against their kids in nearly all cases
The Boston Globe reports on parent-child testimony provisions in the Senate Criminal Justice Reform package.
Debate over criminal justice reform heats up
Globe coverage of the emerging discussion of our criminal justice bill.
Trump AG pick could halt legal pot industry
The Boston Globe reports on the impact that the new US Attorney General may have on the state’s recreational marijuana law.
Among state lawmakers, compassionate release of inmates is divisive issue
The Boston Globe reports on the issue of compassionate release for terminally ill inmates in Massachusetts.
Advocates fight to erase shadow of juvenile court records
The Boston Globe reports on legislative efforts to expunge juvenile court records.