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New legislative push to help those wrongfully convicted
The new bill aims at getting compensation and support services to those wrongfully convicted.
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New legislative push aims to help those wrongfully convicted
This International Wrongful Conviction Day, a group gathered at the Massachusetts State House to call for financial compensation for those who were wrongfully convicted. Those wrongfully convicted and their families are working toward a bill that would offer compensation based on the number of years they were in prison. They gathered on Monday to draw attention to the cause. Among…
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Inmate Enfranchisement Pitched as Next Step for Criminal Justice Reform
Restoring the right to vote for those in Massachusetts prisons with a felony conviction would be the next step in criminal justice reform, advocates argued before the Election Laws Committee on Thursday. “Imagine if you’ve registered to vote, voted in your first election — remember what that was like? And then that right was stripped away,” Sen. Liz Miranda of…