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Coerced Treatment: An Oxymoron
According to a June 30, 2015 article in the Gloucester Times, “Responding to a scourge of heroin and opioid addiction, the head of one of […]
No New Jails. Period.
This is part one of a two-part series about bills regarding incarceration that are currently under consideration in Massachusetts “Notwithstanding any general or special law […]
The State(s) of the Affordable Care Act
A decade ago I traveled to the Mississippi Delta, Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, the rust belt of Illinois, the mountains of northern Idaho and the […]
Creating Community-based Alternatives to Incarceration: A Win – Win for Parents and Children
A bill to create community-based sentencing alternatives for non-violent primary caretakers of dependent children (House Bill #1382) was filed a few months ago in Massachusetts. […]
Failure by Design: Isabella’s Experiences with Social “Services”
My friend Isabella has been beside herself with worry over her son and her housing situation. Ever since the first time we met (seven years […]
Taking My Students to Prison
I recently read this powerful piece by Jean Trounstine. Jean has graciously agreed to let me repost it here, so that I can share it with […]
Trickle DOWN Economics
My friend Tonya, a woman in her late thirties who has lived in poverty for decades, called me today. “I feel like a sponge,” she […]
Penny and Pound Foolish: Governor Baker’s MassHealth Savings Plan
After running on a campaign of new and smart ways to reduce government spending, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (R) has proposed budget cuts for fiscal […]
Superman, Princesses and Purim
The Jewish holiday of Purim starts this evening and continues throughout the day tomorrow. Something of a cross between Halloween and Carnival (though more toned […]
Alternatives to Incarceration: Be Careful What You Wish For
As awareness is growing of the financial and human costs associated with mass incarceration, we’re hearing talk from politicians on both sides of the aisle […]
Getting Dumped On: Snowmaggedon, Women’s Health and Human Rights
A Guest Post by Amy Agigian, Founding Director of the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights at Suffolk University Greetings from Boston, where we […]