Rachael Rollins

Protesters held a rally Tuesday in front of District Attorney Rachael Rollins’ office to demand the reopening of cases involving Black people killed by police. Ahead of a 5 p.m. Boston2Minneapolis rally, the group Mass Action Against Police Brutality held a press conference to demand the reopening of the cases of Tamir Rice and Michael Brown, as well as...

Protesters are asking Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins to reopen several cases involving use of force by law enforcement.

Demonstrators gathered outside the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office to demand action on police brutality.

Black people accounted for nearly 70% of the Boston Police Department’s stops over the last three years, a new internal report shows.

The violence that broke out Sunday night in Boston between the remnants of a largely peaceful protest and law enforcement has caused a spat between the city’s progressive local prosecutor, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins, and its police union. Rollins did not sugarcoat her outrage Monday as she called attempts by police to tamp down violence ironic. Ironic,...

The Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association called Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins’ comments on the protests “reckless.” She fired back, explaining she was against police brutality.

Elected officials of color from across Massachusetts stood in silence on the steps of the State House — six feet apart, heads down and hands clasped — for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in a solemn representation of the final moments of George Floyd’s life. “The nine minutes of anguish and pain and suffering, calling out for his mother,” Massachusetts…

Local leaders of color stood outside the Massachusetts State House to call for change.

Elected officials in Massachusetts are saying it is time for people to listen to the ideas of the people being impacted by police violance; not about thoughts and prayers, but about concrete ideas.

Boston’s District Attorney Rachael Rollins sends powerful message after Boston protests.

One person has died and at least five others were injured in a shooting overnight Wednesday in Dorchester.

Hampered by the coronavirus pandemic, the 24th annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace unfolded online, bringing together citizens and public officials in a virtual forum to raise money for victims of homicide and share heartbreaking stories.  The event, emceed by NBC10 Boston anchor Latoyia Edwards, was sponsored by the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, a Boston-based non-profit.  “We needed...

Hampered by the coronavirus pandemic, the 24th annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace unfolded online, bringing together citizens and public officials in a virtual forum to raise money for victims of homicide and share heartbreaking stories.

Boston Police are investigating the shooting of a 10-year-old girl in Roxbury. The girl was shot when a bullet struck through her apartment.

Suffolk County’s top prosecutor says she is working to make sure that prisoners who pose a low risk to the public and are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus are released from custody. Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins announced Thursday that she is working on a plan to make sure that inmates who do not pose a “meaningful risk’ to...

Every day, we’ve been hearing the messages to avoid large crowds and practice social distancing. But Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins says we’re doing the opposite for people awaiting trial.

Family and friend visits have been suspended at Massachusetts Department of Correction facilities as the agency tries to protect inmates amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Fred Clay spent 38 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. After being released, he is looking to educate others. Clay was wrongfully convicted in the 1979 murder of a cab driver in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood. Wednesday, the AMC Boston Common showcased much more than a film. Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins joined Clay for a public…

After spending 38 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Fred Clay is educating others.

A man who planted and detonated an improvised explosive device next to a Boston police cruiser in 2017 was found guilty on Thursday. Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins announced that 45-year-old Asim Kieta was sentenced to 15-18 years in state prison and five years probation on Friday. In a jury-waived trial, Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Locke found Kieta guilty….