With officer brutality and discipline shrouded in secrecy, the need for an independent eye is obvious. The Boston GlobeBy the Editorial BoardDecember 1, 2021 When brutality happens not on a city street but behind prison walls, there’s no citizen with a cellphone to record the abuse of authority, and often no bystander to bear witness […]
DOC must shift its culture away from punishment and toward humanity
July 15, 2021The Boston Globe (opinon)By Elizabeth Matos and Ray Champagne Last year, the US Department of Justice excoriated the Massachusetts Department of Correction for its clearly unconstitutional approach to mental health care. Many incarcerated people, their families, and their advocates welcome the news that the Massachusetts Department of Correction plans to end solitary confinement […]
‘Cautiously Optimistic’: Local Advocates React To DOC’s Intent To End Solitary Confinement
June 30, 2021
WGBH
By Arun Rath and Matt Baskin
Department of Correction moves to end solitary confinement
June 29, 2021
CommonWealth Magazine
By Shira Schoenberg
Mass. DOC Moves To End Solitary Confinement
June 30, 2021
WBUR
By Deborah Becker
Mass. Department Of Correction Announces Intent To Do Away With Restrictive Housing
June 30, 2021
WGBH
By Esteban Bustillos
Statement of Prisoners’ Legal Services on Falcon Report
Statement of Prisoners’ Legal Services on Falcon Report June 30, 2021 Prisoners’ Legal Services welcomes the news that the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) plans to eliminate restrictive housing and the Departmental Disciplinary Unit (DDU), where incarcerated people are currently held in isolation for up to ten years per disciplinary offense. These practices have long […]
Solitary Confinement May Worsen Covid-19 Transmission in Prisons
Feb 15, 2021
Undark
By Robin Blades
Massachusetts Department of Correction Gives a Lesson in How to Get Around Solitary Confinement Reforms
November 20, 2019
Solitary Watch
By Katie Rose Quandt
Cyr bill makes initial step to protect LGBTQ prisoners, in committee testimony
October 16, 2019
WickedLocal Provincetown
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