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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Video: Alternatives to Incarceration
As awareness is growing of the costs (both financial and human) of mass incarceration, we’re hearing more about alternatives to incarceration. These alternatives include various […]
Snapshots from Ferguson and Liberia: Something’s Happening HERE
The two images reprinted below have appeared widely in media outlets over the past weeks. Eerily similar? Both show armed police or soldiers carrying shields […]
Dangerous White Dreams, #BreakingBad
Note from Susan: Nancy Heitzeg wrote a brilliant critique of Breaking Bad at Critical Mass Progress, and she graciously gave me permission to repost it […]
The Courtroom was a Circus: Bail Blog #3 – $190 and Counting
$190 and Counting: Bail Blog #3 Click here for the story of Ginger’s arrest and my experience bailing her out: The New Price of Freedom: […]
Civil Commitment: If You Build It They Will Come
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 123, Section 35 permits the court to involuntarily commit to an inpatient substance abuse treatment someone whose alcohol or drug use […]
The New Price of Freedom: $40 (Bail Blog #2)
You can read more on the problems of the bail system here: Guilty Until Proven Innocent Last Saturday evening I woman I’ve come to know […]