Criminal Justice Reform in Massachusetts

Criminal Justice Reform in Massachusetts - MassINC

This report is the first systematic look at the impact of two landmark criminal justice reform laws passed in 2018.

Massachusetts passes a landmark criminal justice reform bill

The landmark bill aims to develop a more equitable system that supports the state's youngest and most vulnerable residents, reduces recidivism, increases ...

New report highlights declines in Massachusetts crime and ...

The new report, Criminal Justice Reform in Massachusetts: A Five-Year Progress Assessment, finds that Massachusetts has seen incarceration ...

Five years after landmark criminal justice reform, prison racial ...

The legislation also created a pathway for certain aging or terminally ill prisoners to be released on parole. Since then, researchers say the ...

Criminal Justice Reform in Massachusetts - The Boston Foundation

Criminal Justice Reform in Massachusetts, written in partnership by Boston Indicators and MassINC, is the first systematic look at the ...

Criminal Law Reform | ACLU Massachusetts

For decades, the ACLU of Massachusetts has worked for criminal law reforms to end our reliance on incarceration, eliminate racial disparities in the system, ...

Criminal Justice Reform | Act On Mass

The Legislature passed a criminal justice reform bill in 2018 which included some important reforms, but didn't go far enough.

Session Law - Acts of 2018 Chapter 69 - Massachusetts Legislature

AN ACT RELATIVE TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM. Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to forthwith make certain ...

Prison Reform's Shell Game - Boston Review

Prison Reform's Shell Game. Hard-won legislation meant to limit or end solitary confinement has run up against the power of correctional systems ...

Criminal Justice Reform - Massachusetts Legislature

Criminal Justice Reform 190th (2017 - 2018) Search Search the Legislature Search Members Senate Members House Members Photo of Claire D. Cronin

Massachusetts Legislature Passes Sweeping Criminal Justice ...

Massachusetts Legislature Passes Sweeping Criminal Justice Reforms · Reduce the time period for defendants to wait to seal records of conviction, from 10 years ...

Early Impacts of “An Act Relative to Criminal Justice Reform”

From FY18 to FY19, Massachusetts has seen a 44% decrease in overnight arrest admissions (ONA)38 to. DYS detention facilities (Figure 3). 36 Juvenile arrest data ...

Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2018: A Path Forward for Youth Justice

Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2018: A Path Forward for Youth Justice · Most kids commit low-level crimes and nearly all age out of criminal behavior. · Court ...

Criminal Justice Reform in Massachusetts: A Five-Year Progress ...

This new report finds strong suggestive evidence that these laws led to significant reductions in incarceration without undermining public safety.

MA Legislature's Criminal Justice Reform Caucus Announces ...

Caucus seeks to make progress on prison reform, improving re-entry, programming and education, racial injustice, treating people with mental ...

MA Legislature's Criminal Justice Reform Caucus

The Massachusetts Legislature's Criminal Justice Reform Caucus is a coalition of legislators who are committed to addressing institutional injustices within the ...

Juvenile Corrections Reform in Massachusetts - CJCJ.org

This is an introduction to the 1970s closure of the Massachusetts Training Schools – arguably the most sweeping juvenile justice reform in history.

Supporting Criminal Justice and CORI Reform - Boston Bar ...

This special edition of the Boston Bar Journal examines innovative, community-focused approaches to justice and re-entry.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts | Criminal Justice Cross-Tracking ...

With a target completion of late 2024, users can expect to see comprehensive criminal justice data provided by the Trial Court, Probation, ...

Criminal Justice Reform - Massachusetts Association for Mental Health

The Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH) works to improve understanding of mental health and combat disparities in health services access.