Correctional Spending Soars While Prison Population Declines, According to New Report from MassINC

“Getting Tough on Spending” Report Shows Waste, Inefficiencies in Staffing

• Policy Center Press Release

• May 15, 2017 Policy Center Press Release

The report, Getting Tough on Spending, an 18 percent increase in spending for the Department of Correction and county sheriff departments between fiscal 2011 and 2016, while the prison population

“There is no issue more worthy of our efforts, and no time left for inaction.”

The MassCJRC Journal

• Policy Center

• May 3, 2017 Policy Center

Massachusetts is at a crossroads. For years, leaders at the highest levels of state government have been promising to take on comprehensive criminal justice reform; to mine the data, to

City Councilor highlights reentry initiative

OTO’s collaboration, coordination of reentry services has proven success

• Policy Center

• Apr 4, 2017 Policy Center

Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell held a hearing to review the Overcoming the Odds program (OTO), a reentry initiative from Community Resources for Justice. The goal of this initiative is

Uncovering the economic growth/criminal justice reform link

Forum on criminal records

• Policy Center

• Mar 28, 2017 Policy Center

MassINC, the Massachusetts Bar Association, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston co-hosted a forum on criminal records policy last week at the John Adams Courthouse. The forum featured new

Profiles in Courage

The MassCJRC Journal

• Policy Center

• Mar 9, 2017 Policy Center

Last month, Governor Baker introduced much anticipated legislation to address recommendations made by the Council of State Governments (CSG) on backend criminal justice reform. In public remarks given on the

The National Day of Empathy

Event Recap

• Policy Center

• Mar 9, 2017 Policy Center

On March 1, MassINC joined with the national bipartisan initiative #cut50 along with organizations across the country for a single day of action to highlight the strength of the bipartisan

State leaders unveil bill aimed at cutting recidivism

Officials divided on further changes, Gants urges repeal of most mandatory minimums

• Civic Journal

• Feb 24, 2017 Civic Journal

STATE LEADERS UNVEILED long-awaited legislation Tuesday aimed at reducing recidivism rates in the criminal justice system. But whether the bill tackles the most pressing issue facing the system or simply

Senators outline broad criminal justice reform agenda

Lawmakers look to broaden scope beyond pending report

• Civic Journal

• Feb 16, 2017 Civic Journal

SAYING THE TIME is right for the state to take a look at sweeping criminal justice reforms, a group of Democratic state senators is urging the Legislature to take up

MassINC Year In Review

Looking back at our work in 2016

• Civic Journal Polling Group Policy Center

• Jan 1, 2017 Civic Journal Polling Group Policy Center

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! 2016 has been an incredible year for the MassINC family which includes our Policy Center, CommonWealth magazine and the MassINC Polling Group. Please take a

Activists interrupt criminal justice meeting

Advocates worried reform bill won’t address sentencing issues

• Civic Journal

• Dec 21, 2016 Civic Journal

CHANTING “JOBS NOT JAIL,” advocates for criminal justice reform briefly disrupted the final meeting of a state criminal justice policy commission today, part of a growing chorus of voices expressing