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The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness finds that almost 30% of people in their shelters first became homeless after release from the state...
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A justice for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held a hearing Friday on a case against sheriffs across the state, who oversee county jails.They're…
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Connecticut's only maximum security prison — Northern Correctional Institution — will close in July , according to Governor Ned Lamont. Northern houses...
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The sheriffs of Hampshire and Hampden counties say a growing number of inmates in their jails are getting vaccinated, despite some initial…
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Last year, the federal government changed the way it counts deaths in custody -- a move that’s received little notice in the chaos of a global pandemic and political unrest. But the new method does little to improve transparency for the public.
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Earlier this week, the sheriff of Hampden County announced that 10% of inmates in the department's Ludlow, Massachusetts, jail had tested positive for…
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Two prisoners were granted medical parole this month. Both died the next day. After months of waiting, the two men were only granted medical parole once they were hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. Now their lawyers are questioning the state's processes and motivation for issuing the releases.
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As COVID-19 drags on and advocates continue to pressure state officials to release people from prisons and jails, the Board of Pardons and Paroles has a...
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This week, federal authorities released the results of an investigation on Massachusetts state prisons, and said conditions violate the constitutional…
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The Hampshire County Sheriff's Office in Northampton, Massachusetts, will furlough 77 staff members to comply with state budget cuts.Sheriff Patrick…