Please see and share my new book review of Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law’s Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms here. It begins–
“Across the country, violence by police against Black and brown people has stirred up concerns about our nation’s philosophy of policing. Discussions are proliferating about shrinking or abolishing the current system, and even in some quarters, there are calls to “re-fund the police—smarter.”
Per the New York Times July 1, a searchable table for clusters in Massachusetts and found 6 in the top 17 are in prisons and jails:
Massachusetts Correctional Institution-Shirley — Shirley, Mass. 193 Soldiers Home in Holyoke veterans center and hospital — Holyoke, Mass. 161 Massachusetts Treatment Center prison — Bridgewater, Mass. 149 Heritage Hall West Building nursing home — Agawam, Mass. 148 St. Patrick’s Manor retirement community — Framingham, Mass. 113 Biogen conference — Boston, Mass. 109 Massachusetts Correctional Institution- Framingham — Framingham, Mass. 99 Essex County Correctional Facility — Middleton, Mass. 92 Wingate nursing home — Chestnut Hill, Mass. 87 Wingate at Harwich nursing and rehab — Harwich, Mass. 83 Walmart store — Worcester, Mass. 81 Bristol County House of Correction and Jail — North Dartmouth, Mass. 75 Middlesex Jail & House of Correction — Billerica, Mass. 72 Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center — Beverly, Mass. 70 Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing — Northbridge, Mass. 63 Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing — Northborough, Mass. 62 Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing — Westborough, Mass. 60