“COMPELLING” CASE IN 5-PLUS HOUR COMMUTATION HEARING

Please see my newest article at DigBoston:  KOONCE MAKES “COMPELLING” CASE IN 5-PLUS HOUR COMMUTATION HEARING.Photo of Koonce and his son, Thomas Andrews at MCI Norfolk (2012) via Koonce family

The article begins:

“On Tuesday, Oct. 27, Massachusetts held its second commutation hearing for life-sentenced prisoner Thomas Koonce, who was denied a commutation by then-Gov. Deval Patrick’s Advisory Board of Pardons in 2010. No one serving a life without parole sentence has been granted a commutation since 1997.” More

MASS TO HOLD FIRST COMMUTATION HEARING IN 10 YEARS, BUT PRESS AND PUBLIC CAN’T WATCH

Please see my newest article in DIGBoston:

“While members of the public can listen in on this hearing for Thomas Koonce without seeing it, they are unable to record the hearing”  MORE

MASS Needs to Pass Free Phone Call Bill NOW

“‘Stop profiting off our pain’: Hundreds rally to support bill eliminating charges for prison phone calls”

BOSTON (WHDH) – Demonstrators and politicians rallied at the State House Saturday to support a bill that would ban charging families to call loved ones…