COMMUNITY PRESSES FOR CONTRACT CANCELLATION AS PLYMOUTH COUNTY JAIL EXTENDS ICE OPERATIONS UNTIL JANUARY  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | September 21, 2023  Media contact: Aaron Steinberg, asteinberg@plsma.org   Plymouth, MA – Plymouth County Correctional Facility’s (PCCF) most recent Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA), which allows the jail to detain immigrants on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was set to expire today, September 21, 2023. Yesterday, Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office disclosed […]

The Keeping Families Connected/No Cost Calls Coalition Celebrates Governor Healey and the MA State Legislature Putting Families Over Prison Profiteering 

For Immediate Release: August 9th, 2023  Media Contact: Aaron Steinberg, asteinberg@plsma.org  The Keeping Families Connected/No Cost Calls Coalition Celebrates Governor Healey and the MA State Legislature Putting Families Over Prison Profiteering  MASSACHUSETTS – Today, Governor Maura Healey has signed a state budget that includes reforms that establish Massachusetts as the fifth state to enshrine free […]

PLS and Board announce transition of Executive Director, Elizabeth Matos 

June 28th, 2023  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  BOSTON– Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts’ (PLS) Board President Patricia Garin announced today that PLS’ Executive Director, Elizabeth Matos, will be leaving in September to join the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office as Civil Rights Division Chief and Senior Advisor to Attorney General Andrea Campbell.   “It was with mixed emotions that […]

Sentencing Change: Call for Submissions 

A Blog from Prisoners’ Legal Services  As Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts (PLS) enters its 50th year of serving incarcerated people, we continue to seek new ways to further our mission of challenging the carceral system and ending harmful confinement. PLS’ new blog, Sentencing Change, will provide an outlet to discuss issues related to policing […]