AMID NATIONAL CALLS for police reform and greater transparency in law enforcement, the Springfield Police Department has become a troubling example of what can happen without strong public accountability. Last year, the department was the subject of a scathing report by the US Department of Justice, which documented a pattern of use of excessive force […]
Anthony Gulluni
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Hampden DA behind state’s first court for young adults
HAMPDEN COUNTY District Attorney Anthony Gulluni is on an ambitious mission to give young mid-level and serious criminal offenders a second chance. Gulluni is a member of a statewide task force studying the issue of raising the minimum age at which younger offenders are tried in the adult court system beyond 18. He opposes the idea, […]