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The event was organized by New Beginnings Re-Entry Services, which runs a residential program in Roxbury for women who have been recently released from incarceration.
Allegations of wrongful convictions due to police or prosecutorial misconduct seem to be on the rise. Here in Massachusetts, between January 2020 and December 2021, at least nine men were released from prison due to, among other things, alleged police or prosecutorial misconduct. And last March, a Superior Court judge released Stephen Pina pending his
Restoring the right to vote for those in Massachusetts prisons with a felony conviction would be the next step in criminal justice reform, advocates argued before the Election Laws Committee on Thursday.
The proposed legislation would reverse a constitutional amendment that was added in 2000 when voters approved a statewide ballot question making it illegal to vote from prison while serving a felony sentence.
Restoring the right to vote for those in Massachusetts prisons with a felony conviction would be the next step in criminal justice reform, advocates argued...