Involuntary treatment programs at jails and prisons in Massachusetts for people with substance use or alcohol disorders can create "inhumane" settings and lead to relapses post-release, critics of a section of state law that allows civil commitments for treatment.
Advocates are backing a pair of state budget amendments that would remove funding for involuntary substance use disorder programs run by the Hampden County Sheriff s Office and the Department of
The Massachusetts Legislature’s Criminal Justice Reform Caucus will hold a Wednesday briefing on legislation that would make phone, video and other electronic communications free in jails and prisons.
Working for $5 per week while behind bars, Jasmin Borges could afford just one 20-minute phone call with her daughters each week. She s now one of many people advocating for