GEORGE IS READY
…killed by one of the robbers in the store. George was tried and convicted in July, 1969, and sentenced to life without parole, as opposed to death by electrocution. The…
Prison Brought Us Together, But Friendship Survives
…outside prison. She was 55, and she’d been on parole since 2022, her LWOP sentence having been reduced to life with parole eligibility. It hadn’t been easy: she’d fought for…
Beacon Hill’s Blindest Spot: Can The Governor’s Council Reverse A Century Of Oversight?
…candidates and seven Parole Board members, but per its charge, after the Parole Board sends recommendations to the governor, the Governor’s Council has the last word on pardons and commutations….
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: CHERYL AMIRAULT LEFAVE
…was the fight for freedom. And we lost every battle. And eventually parole started to see us. And they were denying us, because we weren’t admitting to the offense. So…
UNLOCKING HIGHER ED
…parole in 2021, he went first to serve “pre-release” time at a lower-security facility, Northeast Correctional Center (or the Farm), across from MCI Concord. “I had to raise hell to…
RESEARCHING THE MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR’S COUNCIL
…institutions that send and keep people there. Among the many facets of the so-called justice system that warrant impugnment, Jean has taken an especially close look at the Massachusetts Parole…
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…Stories like “Unprepared Nominee Another Example of Dysfunctional Mass Parole Board” by Jean Trounstine, “Mass Spent Millions on COVID Consultants to Rationalize Letting Eviction Moratorium Expire” by Dan Atkinson, and…
FACING THE END ALONE
…convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life with parole eligibility. Forty-three years later, his life is in decline. Upon acknowledging his recklessness and responsibility for the death of…
AUSTERITY BUDGET: BAKER HITS STUDENTS, HOMELESS, POOR, EVERYBODY BUT THE RICH WITH FY17 BUDGET PROPOSAL
…(4.3 percent) over current FY 2016 levels. Prisons, Probation and Parole The FY 2017 budget proposes to roughly level-fund prisons, probation, and parole services for $1.36 billion. Of special note,…
THE MOST READ BINJ FEATURES OF 2019
…advice and spent the following two decades spiraling toward boundless corruption. 7 – Who oversees parole in Mass? What motivates decisions? Does the outcome help the Commonwealth? Will the…