Class-action case filed by nine Black and Latino men focuses on treatment by prison officials in early 2020 The Boston GlobeBy Mark ArsenaultJanuary 11, 2022 A federal lawsuit filed Monday by nine Black and Latino men who are, or recently were, incarcerated at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center accuses prison officials of orchestrating “weeks of unprovoked, retaliatory […]
Prison Brutality at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center
Prison Brutality at Souza-Baranowski Correctional CenterStatement of Prisoners’ Legal Services For immediate release: August 18, 2021 Prisoners Legal Services (PLS) appreciates the Globe Spotlight team’s reporting of the systemic assaults that occurred at SBCC in January of 2020 — over a year and a half ago. We also deeply appreciate statements made by legislators and […]
Legislators, advocates call for Mass. prison reforms after Spotlight investigation into excessive force allegations
Legislators, advocates call for Mass. prison reforms after Spotlight investigation into excessive force allegations August 16, 2021The Boston GlobeBy Mark Arsenault Advocates and legislators are calling for reforms to the Massachusetts prison system, in response to a Boston Globe Spotlight story on Sunday that highlighted a raft of excessive force allegations by prisoners at the […]
Looking to bring order to unruly encounters
The Telegram & Gazette November 13, 2018 By Prithvi Tikhe BOSTON – The lack of uniform standardized procedures across the state to remove prisoners from cells may contribute to incidents of excessive use of force at a number of Massachusetts prisons and houses of correction, according to a state lawmaker who has called for the […]