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What's behind Massachusetts halving its prison population?
Corrections seems to be a changing field — one that is becoming more humanized, with added emphasis on finding the right kind of accountability for each individual, officials said.
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Massachusetts' prison population was nearly halved in under a decade. How?
The prison population in Massachusetts has plummeted over the last decade — so much so, that the Commonwealth now boasts the lowest imprisonment rate in the country. The drop has been so significant that Massachusetts plans to close its oldest penitentiary, MCI Concord, this summer. But what’s behind the change? There’s not a single, straightforward answer. But in this...
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Attacks on correction officers in Mass. prisons are up, data shows
After repeated requests from the NBC10 Investigators, the Massachusetts Department of Correction turned over the data that shows an uptick in assaults on staff the past few years. The increase comes in the wake of a violent attack on one correction officer that almost ended his life. ...
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‘We don't feel safe': Attacks on correction officers in Mass. prisons are up, data shows
Correction officers inside our state prisons have been assaulted and doused with bodily fluids at an alarming rate in recent years. The NBC10 Investigators repeatedly requested data and records related to assaults on correction officers but the Massachusetts Department of Correction continuously told us the information didn’t exit. After almost one year, the department finally turned over the data...
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Corrections officer who survived beating testifies in hearing on bill to ban free weights in prisons
A former correctional officer who was on life support and made a miraculous recovery after being attacked by an inmate in a Massachusetts prison in 2022 spoke publicly about the ordeal for the first time at a hearing Tuesday. It was an emotional morning as Matt Tidman and his family testified at a hearing in favor of House Bill 2422,…
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Corrections officer who survived beating testifies in hearing on bill to ban free weights in prisons
Matt Tidman, who was on life support after an inmate allegedly attacked him with exercise equipment, testified in favor of a bill banning free weights at medium- and maximum-security prisons in Massachusetts.
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Families reconnected as Massachusetts makes jail and prison calls free
Thousands of families across the commonwealth are celebrating Massachusetts becoming the 5th state to make prison and jail calls, free. The bill, which passed on November 16th, officially goes into effect Friday, December 1st. It marks an emotional milestone for many, including the keeping families connected coalition, state representative Chynah Tyler, senator Liz Miranda and state senator Cindy Creem who have worked...
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Massachusetts makes jail and prison calls free
Thousands of families across the commonwealth are celebrating massachusetts becoming the 5th state to make prison and jail calls, free.
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Police search huge London park for terrorism suspect who escaped from prison
British police are scouring scoured a huge London park on Friday for an ex-soldier who escaped from prison while awaiting trial on terrorism charges.
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Another inmate dies at Georgia's Fulton County jail, 6th death in 6 weeks
A 24-year-old man died at an Atlanta hospital after being found unresponsive at a jail that is already being investigated by federal authorities for potential civil rights violations.
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Minnesota prison reaches resolution with inmates who refused to return to cells amid heat wave
A Minnesota prison has “resolved without incident” a situation involving about 100 inmates in one housing unit who would not return to their cells.
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Bill to ban solitary confinement in federal prisons introduced by House lawmakers
The End Solitary Confinement Act would prohibit the practice of isolating inmates and detainees with limited exceptions, while ensuring their due process rights.
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Former federal prison guard sentenced for violating civil rights of injured inmate
A former guard at a federal prison in Massachusetts who prosecutors say caused serious head injuries to a handcuffed inmate with severe mental health disorders has been sentenced to a year in prison. Seth Bourget, 42, of Woodstock, Connecticut, was also sentenced in federal court in Boston on Monday to two years of probation, according to a statement from the…
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Essex County Lowers Hiring Age for Correctional Officers
Younger correctional officers could soon be headed to jails in Essex County, Massachusetts. In order to address a critical staffing shortage, the sheriff there is lowering the minimum hiring age from 21 years old to 19 years old. The new minimum goes into effect Monday. To be eligible, applicants have to be 19 years old as of June 1. Essex County…
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Essex County Lowers Hiring Age for Correctional Officers
Right now correctional officers are pulling double shifts to keep the prison up and running. They hope lowering the hiring age will help fill vacancies.
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Savannah Chrisley Shares Update on Parents' Prison Life, Says They Are Doing ‘Okay'
It’s only been a few weeks since the “Growing Up Chrisley” star’s parents Todd and Julie Chrisley began serving their respective 12 and seven-year-long prison sentences on Jan. 17.
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Massachusetts Prisons Start Guard Body Cam Pilot Program
About 50 correctional officers at a Massachusetts prison are participating in a pilot program to evaluate the use of body cams in improving safety and transparency in state Department of Correction facilities, officials announced Monday. The program is taking place at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster, a maximum security facility and the reception and diagnostic center for all newly…