Massachusetts DOC silent on male inmates in female prison as feminists demand change

Women’s rights activists want transgender prisoners kicked out of Massachusetts’ only state-run prison for women in Framingham, a facility they say houses convicted male murderers and rapists. The ...

Another death in a Massachusetts prison BAU raises fresh questions about mental health reforms

If the death is officially ruled a suicide, it will be the fourth suicide in a BAU since April 2025 and the third specifically in the MCI-Norfolk BAU.
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Data on causes of death in Massachusetts prisons and jails is hard to get

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Massachusetts prisons and jails have seen more than 140 deaths since 2022, yet the reasons people are dying are harder to pin down ...
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Emerson Prison Initiative receives a $500,000 grant, will offer first graduate school program at state’s largest prison

The Emerson Prison Initiative, a college program providing liberal arts education to incarcerated students, was granted $500,000 by the Mellon Foundation to expand operations, college officials ...
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Massachusetts Could Be the Next State to Give Abuse Survivors a Pathway Out of Prison

This story first appeared in Bolts, and is reprinted with permission. Karen Edwards had never spoken to lawmakers before last year. But this past June, she summoned the nerve to testify before them ...
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Massachusetts prisons prepare for security threat from drones

WOULD HAVE LOVED TODAY’S TURNOUT. WEAPONS, DRUGS ALL BEING DROPPED RIGHT INTO THE WAITING HANDS OF INMATES AND PRISONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS IS A HIGH FLYING THREAT THAT AUTHORITIES ARE CALLING A ...
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Data on causes of death in Massachusetts prisons and jails is hard to get

“Death Under Watch” is an ongoing series by MassLive and The Springfield Republican investigating deaths in Massachusetts prisons and jails. Massachusetts prisons and jails have seen more than 140 ...