DAY-LONG HEARING ON CORRECTIONS SEES PLEAS FOR FREE CALLS AND AN END TO LIFE W/OUT PAROLE
…deserve parole while those serving a first-degree life sentence (except for juveniles) receive a sentence of life with no parole eligibility. Currently, 1059 people are serving life without parole in…
WILL RACE MATTER …
…out of the 50 (26%). Blacks ultimately paroled compared to Blacks not paroled: 21 out of 23 (91%); whites ultimately paroled compared to whites not paroled 13 out of 18…
JOEY’S ANGELS
…of Corrections or Parole Department for life unless he wins a new trial or is able to overturn lifetime parole. Please keep praying for him, Team Joey Angels. The Parole…
“POLARIZING FORCE”
…Parole Officers Association. That is the union representing parole officers, and it has “routinely written letters of support” for a renomination for a parole board member, said the letter. The…
THE BEST OF BINJ: PRISON & PAROLE REPORTING
…Bay State The Mass Parole Board Has A Transparency Problem (December 20, 2021) By Jean Trounstine From secret hiring practices to a revolving door of political appointees, the Mass Parole…
UNPRECEDENTED TESTIMONY
…for parole “in order to develop a plan of reconciliation.” As many clarified during the hearing, parole eligibility gives people an opportunity to serve their sentence in the community but…
JUDGMENT ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK
Photo of Gloriann Moroney at Governor’s Council, Oct. 12, 2022 by Lisa Berland, Parole Watch Parole Board Chair Gloriann Moroney’s contentious hearing to become a judge Another Parole Board chair…
HIGH DRAMA
…purpose of parole?” The PLS executive director cited a moment at the hearing when Councilor Ferreira brought up the Parole Board’s 2020 annual report, and asked Matos “if she agreed…
Opinion: The Parole Board Needs Experts On Substance Use, Psychology, And Reentry
…non-attorneys know more about the strained parole system than longtime BINJ prison reporter Jean Trounstine. Demonstrating her clear passion for these issues, Jean’s coverage of the Department of Correction, Parole…
DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE: COVID-19 IN MASSACHUSETTS PRISONS
…given stays and released under supervision, the parole rate—those receiving a favorable parole vote—decreased in 2020 from the prior year. Despite the parole board being all but ordered to consider…