By Shira Schoenberg MassLive May 16, 2016 Two years ago, then-Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed a law banning the shackling of prison inmates who are in labor, in their second or third trimester of pregnancy or post-delivery. But today, pregnant women are still being shackled, contrary to the law, according to a study released Monday […]
Symposium voices concern, highlights dangers of solitary confinement
By Jessie Levinson The Daily Free Press March 30, 2016 As part of a weeklong call to action on current solitary confinement laws in Massachusetts, Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts hosted a symposium on solitary confinement Thursday afternoon at the New England School of Law. The symposium consisted of two panels as well as a […]
Fighting To End Solitary Confinement
Interview by Jim Braude with Lizz Matos and Benito Vega WGBH Greater Boston March 23, 2016 A group of local criminal justice reformers has organized a Week of Action on Solitary Confinement to raise awareness of what they consider the cruelty of the practice which 80 to 100 thousand Americans experience every day. As part of the effort, a […]