Sen. Jamie Eldridge is an old friend of the blog, and a prolific progressive legislator: His fingerprints are on clean energy legislation, the Safe Communities Act, the recently passed criminal justice reform, and more. I asked him, in so … [Read more...]
Meet Middlesex DA Candidate DONNA PATALANO
Donna Patalano is a progressive criminal justice reformer who is mounting a primary challenge to Democratic incumbent Marian Ryan in the 2018 race for District Attorney in Massachusetts' Middlesex County. This event is designed to give … [Read more...]
Comment of the day: Teens Lead the Way on #CJReformMA
What is with this amazing generation coming up? From the very esteemed Judy Meredith -- congratulations and hearty thanks to Teens Lead the Way: Thanks Hester, I have been working for almost 15 years with UTEC United Teen Equality Center … [Read more...]
Fentanyl Redux
Last week, fentanyl was a contentious topic during the debate on criminal justice reform in the House. An amendment to that bill would have imposed a mandatory minimum prison sentence of five years (with the possibility of a life sentence) … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned from the Senate Debate on Criminal Justice Reform
Late last Thursday night, the Massachusetts State Senate passed comprehensive criminal justice reform legislation, that marks the biggest reform to our criminal justice system in a generation. The bill, S.2185, reverses 50-years of mass … [Read more...]
Criminal Justice Reform in the Lege: Umbrage Alert
Commonwealth Magazine reports that there are some sore feelings on the part of new House Ways and Means Chair Jeffrey Sanchez about the Senate's work on criminal justice reform. Pointing to the Senate's failure to include additional … [Read more...]