Could #Ohio become the second state to establish an independent Innocence Inquiry Commission? A new bill has been introduced that could create it and other reforms recommended by a task force that reported back to the Ohio Supreme Court in August. ohiohouse.gov/members/david-…

The public is routinely shut out of what is happening in the MA criminal courts through the frivolous denials of public records requests. If prosecutors’ offices were more transparent about what was happening, we might hear from the community more often “No! Not in my name!”

This WAS fierce advocacy AND it shouldn’t have required Robert Foxworth & his attorney to raise these issues. Every exoneration should be accompanied by a searching investigation that recognizes that they are not rare, isolated instances but systemic failures w/ many more victims

If the Supreme Court rules that the Indian Child Welfare Act is unconstitutional, the law will once again be aligned with the same conservative Christian interests that tore apart Native nations, cultures and families in the first place.

Infuriating, heartbreaking, and sickening don’t even begin to describe this. To overturn the ICWA to benefit your big oil clients is already horrific, let alone to do so under the guise of pro bono initiatives 🤮

Experts say it's common for ousted police officers to find new jobs, especially in states like Massachusetts with lots of small departments, weak public records laws, and a history of not tracking misconduct statewide: wbur.fm/3TSIv3M

Another key piece of Walter Wuthmann's article is how cops choose not to see behavior as criminal when it's one of their own. Multiple drunk driving incidents. No arrests. Job restored because his drinking grew out of PTSD. Newsflash: so much "criminal" conduct grows out of trauma!

Today, Raymond Gaines's motion for new trial was allowed by the Suffolk Superior Court. He spent 46 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. District Attorney Kevin Hayden has opposed his efforts all along, but the Court saw the injustice. (1/2)

The safest communities are the ones with the most resources, not the most police. We can't police our way out of poverty, homelessness and food insecurity.

This is an amazing organization/team to work with. Please check it out!!

Rep Judith García Rep Carlos Gonzalez We've heard from one of Russell Holmes' constituents that he said he cosponsored without reading the bill. He also took the opportunity to share he hasn't learned a thing from the #NoNewWomensPrison Campaign. If he's your rep, reach out [email protected]

This is a level of exploitation and dehumanization that no person or government should legitimize. It’s absolutely horrific to propose carceral incentives to organ and bone marrow donation ?!??

Our criminal legal system is built on fallacies about safety. We can course-correct but only if we have the courage to abandon myths and confront truths. And importantly - a radical reallocation of resources. bostonglobe.com/2023/02/13/opi…

There is no such thing as a “race neutral” policy. There are only racist policies, which produce inequitable and unjust outcomes, and antiracist policies, which produce equitable and just outcomes. 🎥 February 1 in Raleigh, NC. #YoungAntiracist 📚✨

Legislative Briefing tomorrow (5/17) on wrongful conviction compensation. Join us to hear how we can better support exonerees in freedom. Special thanks to members Senator Pat Jehlen Christopher Worrell Jeffrey N. Roy Jamie Eldridge Mary Keefe & The Mass Public Defenders (CPCS) BCIP

The Massachusetts highest court finds that life without parole is UNCONSTITUTIONAL for kids between the ages of 18-20 when the crime was committed. THIS IS HUGE!!! Commonwealth v. Mattis (SJC 11693): mass.gov/files/document…