Massachusetts Corrections Dept. Offers Shorter Sentences To Inmates In Exchange For COVID-19 Shot
Massachusetts Corrections Dept. Offers Shorter Sentences To Inmates In Exchange For COVID-19 Shot An arial view of MCI Framingham, a women's prison hit hard by the coronavirus with 71 confirmed cases on May 3, 2020 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Boston Globe via Getty Images / Boston Globe UPDATE: Gov. Charlie Baker has rescinded this program because it "is not consistent with the administration’s policies regarding reduced prison terms," according to Executive Office of Public Safety and Security spokesperson Jake Wark. Hoping to increase the number of incarcerated people vaccinated against...
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