Patriots make a big play on criminal justice reform

The MassCJRC Journal

• Policy Center

• Feb 7, 2018 Policy Center

While the final score of Super Bowl LII left us with heartbreak, the team made one play last week that may give us an even more significant victory. In a Boston

Giving thanks to a pragmatic and hardworking legislature

On what a collection of leaders in Massachusetts was able to accomplish this fall

• Policy Center

• Nov 21, 2017 Policy Center

Leaders in both the House and Senate deserve praise for passing comprehensive criminal justice reform bills this fall. The legislature’s accomplishments are a positive departure from how criminal justice policymaking has unfolded in the

What is Justice Reinvestment without the “reinvestment”?

The MassCJRC Journal

• Policy Center

• Oct 23, 2017 Policy Center

The comprehensive criminal justice reform legislation up for debate this week in the Senate is a noteworthy achievement in every respect but one–its failure to take on the delicate subject of

Inequality, criminal justice reform are linked

Incarceration approach is hollowing out the middle class

• Civic Journal

• Oct 13, 2017 Civic Journal

FOR ALL THE TALK about inequality these days, it’s rare to see policy proposals that could actually make a difference. Politicians of all persuasions rail against the disappearing middle class, and

Gateway City leadership on criminal justice reform

The Gateway Cities Journal

• Policy Center

• Oct 11, 2017 Policy Center

Watching Gateway City leaders over the years, I’ve come to admire their work ethic. Whether it’s putting together complex redevelopment projects, fighting for school improvement, or closing holes in municipal

Senate goes big on criminal justice bill

Sweeping proposal would touch most parts of system

• Civic Journal

• Oct 4, 2017 Civic Journal

THE SENATE IS poised to consider a wide-ranging criminal justice bill that would reform everything from the bail system to mandatory minimum sentences and fees and penalties that weigh heavily on

The Geography of Incarceration in a Gateway City

The Cost and Consequences of High Incarceration Rate Neighborhoods in Worcester

• Policy Center

• Sep 25, 2017 Policy Center

In 2016, MassINC and the Boston Indicators Project issued a report detailing the geography of incarceration in Boston. Utilizing new data provided by the Worcester County Sheriff’s Department, this report

Funding Justice Reinvestment

• Policy Center

• Aug 22, 2017 Policy Center

With efforts by the legislature to reform the criminal justice system by the end of 2017, this important conversation will look at Colorado’s transformative model for reinvesting in communities most

Refusing to Remain #StuckOnReplay

The MassCJRC Journal

• Policy Center

• Jul 27, 2017 Policy Center

On July 13th, the community came together to deliver a clear message: Massachusetts can no longer delay; we need comprehensive criminal justice reform. The gathering, entitled The Fierce Urgency Of Now, Or

Public Opinion on Criminal Justice Reform in Massachusetts

• Polling Group

• Jun 22, 2017 Polling Group

Massachusetts voters are ready to embrace major reforms to the state’s criminal justice system. A new MassINC poll shows most support reforms to both the front and back ends of