SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY Rachael Rollins said on Tuesday that her office has had better cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement since she and a fellow DA filed a […]
criminal justice
Posted inOpinion
Boston officials need to fund violence prevention
BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH recently submitted his proposed fiscal 2020 operating and capital budget to the Boston City Council. From April 22 to May 21, the City Council held hearing […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Kraft to lawyers: Do your job
WHEN IT COMES TO his involvement with the Orchids of Asia Day Spa, it looks like Robert Kraft is going to get off again. With the best legal defense money […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Guns
Holding Steven close
RONALD ODOM TALKS about his son’s death like it was yesterday because, for the soft-spoken retired letter carrier, it still feels that way. But this fall will mark 12 years […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Judge suggests State Police overtime conspiracy
TO US DISTRICT JUDGE MARK L. WOLF, federal prosecutors involved in the Massachusetts State Police overtime fraud scandal may not be looking at every legal penalty possible. During a sentencing […]
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Judge suggests State Police overtime conspiracy
To US District Judge Mark L. Wolf, federal prosecutors involved in the Massachusetts State Police overtime fraud scandal may not be looking at every legal penalty possible. During a sentencing […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Tug-of-war over wanted immigrant in Salem court
IN SALEM SUPERIOR COURT on Wednesday, Judge Thomas Drechsler had a few reasons to hold Willy Antonio Hernandez Camilo without bail. Camilo had been charged with attempted murder for stabbing […]
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Tug-of-war over wanted immigrant in Salem court
In Salem Superior Court on Wednesday, Judge Thomas Drechsler had a few reasons to hold Willy Antonio Hernandez Camilo without bail. Camilo had been charged with attempted murder for stabbing […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Decapitation case focuses on text, audio messages
CHILLING TEXT AND AUDIO MESSAGES sent to classmates in 2016 are coming back to haunt Mathew Borges as he goes on trial for the murder and beheading of a fellow […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Ryan: Feds wouldn’t budge on court house visits
MIDDLESEX DISTRICT ATTORNEY MARIAN RYAN said on Monday that she decided to sue US Customs and Immigration Enforcement only after the federal agency refused to address more than a dozen […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Middlesex and Suffolk DAs sue ICE
This story has been updated as of 5:25 p.m. IN AN UNPRECEDENTED MOVE, the Middlesex and Suffolk County district attorneys filed a lawsuit in US District Court on Monday seeking to block access of US […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, State House News Service
Newton judge indicted on federal obstruction charge
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A NEWTON DISTRICT COURT judge and former court officer were indicted Thursday on federal obstruction of justice charges for their alleged involvement in helping an undocumented […]
Posted inOpinion
In the Rollins-Baker fight, where were the white male Dems?
THE PAST FEW WEEKS have been dominated by the very public debate between District Attorney Rachael Rollins and Gov. Charlie Baker over Rollins’ planned reforms for her office. Rollins campaigned […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Rollins brings welcome change
SUFFOLK COUNTY District Attorney’s Rachael Rollins’s bold stances around criminal justice in Massachusetts are good for democracy. Her proposals to effectively limit the criminal stigma of some illegal offenses — […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Guns
Police-worn body cameras not panning out
AS MORE AND MORE POLICE DEPARTMENTS adopt policies to have officers wear body cameras to record interactions with the public, the research evidence continues to build on the effects of […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
In Northampton, it’s tough to be a police officer
ON A RECENT CALL for police assistance, Northampton Police Officer Adam Van Buskirk said a young boy saw him walking towards the building, shouted “fuck you,” and ran away. “When […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Kraft’s buddies rally around him
A correction has been made to this story. ROBERT KRAFT’S BFFs are rallying around him as part of what appears to be a well-orchestrated campaign to resurrect his image in the […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Springfield police cases not adding up
IF YOU BELIEVE THE WITNESSES who have testified in Jose Omar Ortiz’s bid for a new trial, then two decades ago Springfield police bullied their way to a confession for […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Education
Is the college admissions scandal really shocking?
THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND BRIBERY SCANDAL is riveting, side-glance worthy, but definitely not shocking. The back door and side doors described by the instigator of the college admissions scandal have […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Michael Cohen in the spotlight
ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC episodes in the entire saga of criminality surrounding President Donald Trump played out before a rapt audience on Wednesday as Michael Cohen described his former […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
New rules on solitary confinement coming under fire
LESS THAN A YEAR ago, Gov. Charlie Baker signed two comprehensive criminal justice bills that were the result of a marathon of bipartisan discussions over many years. The laws contained […]
Posted inThe Download
New rules on solitary confinement coming under fire
Less than a year ago, Gov. Charlie Baker signed two comprehensive criminal justice bills that were the result of a marathon of bipartisan discussions over many years. The laws contained […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Politics
Law bars most immigrants from carrying self-defense spray
IT ISN’T EVERY DAY that a college student’s research leads to a bill being filed in the Massachusetts Legislature. But that’s exactly what happened when research conducted by Tony Tan, […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Baker should make immigrant licenses part of road-safety agenda
IN MASSACHUSETTS, thousands of immigrant families risk being separated every time they get in their cars to drive their children to school. In a state where most people believe that […]