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What the Mattis decision means for parole in Massachusetts—unprecedented opportunities for release from life sentences, updated trainings for attorneys, and a big shift in the system
After years of delays, the MBTA is finally about to roll out a new fare-collection apparatus. Will it only lead to more problems for the embattled agency?

While Massachusetts seeks a contractor to provide healthcare services for people in state prisons, advocates are pushing for stronger oversight of private operators as incarcerated people describe “deplorable” neglect and mistreatment By Dan Atkinson and Jean Trounstine For the past six years, Massachusetts has paid more than half-a-billion dollars to a private, for-profit contractor to […]

A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
With readers’ support, funds from a new national funding initiative may help us “achieve escape velocity” at last
A roundup of recent articles from the Massachusetts independent press
20th anniversary of the popular event features live music, fireworks, and “New England’s largest ferris wheel”
Bands ignite angst and soul back to back at the Middle East Upstairs
Fans upset over delayed Lana Del Rey show during dangerous heat wave and unsafe conditions
“We don’t have a network of communication between the communities, so it’s very easy for people to slip through the cracks, which is not good for them.”
Studies show that permanent supportive housing works, including in Massachusetts. Here’s how it has worked so far, how it could work on a larger scale, and what’s holding it back.
“You’re coming into a space that is primarily filled with people that are in your age range, and I think in any world that’s a safer space to be.”

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