My newest on the Massachusetts Parole Board on Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism It asks “The Massachusetts Parole Board still faces big challenges despite making some improvements this past year. Its final member was approved this week, but is the body equipped to operate efficiently?” MORE
I begin talking about Motherlove at about 29 minutes into this video.The video is called I Could Hear Their Voices Speaking Out of the Darkness.
Please share my newest for #Massachusetts on our #criminallegalsystem on Commonwealth/Beacon
“It’s a marathon to earn parole… To assure that those leaving prison have the best possible opportunity for success and to ensure safety for all, our Parole Board should not be limping along.” MORE
Please read and share my newest article at BINJ A “New Hope,” which details “unprecedented opportunities for release from life sentences, updated trainings for attorneys, and a big shift in the system.” Read More.
Please see my newest at Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism (BINJ) here. It begins:
“On Aug. 31, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey nominated social justice advocate and social worker Sarah Coughlin to the state’s Parole Board, and stated in a press release that Coughlin shared “the administration’s commitment to making our criminal justice system more just and equitable for all.”
Coughlin is currently the director of community engagement and partnerships at Mass General Brigham, and has wide-ranging experience with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men and women in re-entry, substance use disorder, trauma,and healing.” MORE