We are looking to fill a Staff Counsel II position in the Trial Panel Support Unit. Help provide support and oversight to attorneys on the MHLD private panels. Apply today. employees-publiccounsel.icims.com/jobs/2490/staf…

Watch and listen as incumbent Marilyn Devaney rejects the science of brain development, which both SCOTUS and our SJC recognize must be a factor in Juvenile Court cases. She then asks a Juvenile Court nominee if she will reject the science and the law too. Enough. #mapoli

Huge praise for Attys Ryan, Rudof and Greenberg for their advocacy along with multiple amicus brief authors, including The Mass Public Defenders (CPCS) amicus brief authors Ben Keehn and John Barter. Huge team effort by so many groups and individuals! Karen Youth Advocacy Foundation

I've been working for CPCS for more than four years, and one thing continues to surprise/frustrate me: There are still reporters who will take a district attorney's/police department's press release and run it without reaching out to us for comment.

Plz read & share A NEW HOPE on landmark Mattis:"What the Mattis decision means 4parole in Massachusetts—unprecedented opportunities for release from life sentences, updated trainings for attorneys,& a big shift in the system" The Mass Public Defenders (CPCS) horizonmass.news/2024/02/01/a-n…

This is a statewide story! #mapoli Many cities have paid this group—now banned in 9 states—which trained cops on unconstitutional tactics + used sexist, racist & violent imagery + rhetoric Worcester - $1,800 Woburn - $1004 Sommerville - $249 Chicopee - $5882 Northampton - $1375

Restorative justice funding on the budget chopping block commonwealthbeacon.org/criminal-justi… via CommonWealth Beacon

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This podcast chronicles one of the great (ongoing) injustices of our time. Hopefully, the hearing on 4/17 will lead to a step in the direction of sanity.

#PutUpOrShutUp

HOLY SHIT! This new ad from a state senator in North Carolina is incredible!!!

State definition of ‘juvenile offender’ should follow the science bostonglobe.com/2024/04/24/opi… via The Boston Globe

Judge: State Police violated wiretap law in drug cases in Worcester County bostonglobe.com/2024/07/10/met… via The Boston Globe

🚨 JUST RELEASED 🚨 PPP's new report examines the professional diversity (or lack thereof) on the Massachusetts bench. Spoiler alert: the bench is filled with former prosecutors and corporate attorneys. Read the full report here: peoplesparity.org/wp-content/upl…

NEW REPORT: Despite a wave of reforms across America that reduce the use of juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences, thousands of youth and emerging adults have been left behind even though their sentences are essentially the same.

This sort of thing happens all the time & illustrates why the "dry labbing" part of the MA drug lab scandal was so problematic. Police thought this substance was meth in a traffic stop. It wasn’t - masslive.com

Following audit, Holyoke Police made improvements. A new chief could bring more change masslive.com/westernmass/20…

I wonder if it's ever occurred to him that the reason people laugh when he makes jokes is because he surrounds himself with sycophants

CPCS is seeking a Trial Attorney position in our Worcester Public Defender Division Office to take cases in District and Superior Court. Join the fight and help the people of Massachusetts. Apply today. employees-publiccounsel.icims.com/jobs/2545/tria…