Massachusetts

Massachusetts ended a mandate requiring cops in schools. Now advocates want Maryland and Florida, the remaining states with such laws, to follow suit.

Most members of the state’s congressional delegation now say they support restoring voting rights to incarcerated people. Will Tuesday’s primaries elect more proponents?

This Massachusetts special election, which starts with next week’s Democratic primary, will shape criminal justice reform prospects in this county—and in state politics.

Colorado and Nevada are moving toward reform, while other legislatures have proved less receptive so far to proposals to expand voter eligibility.

Three months into her tenure, the Suffolk County DA issued a hefty memo that reforms her office’s practices on bail, charging, drug policy, and more.

Advocates pursue many fronts to push for incarcerated individuals to have electoral voice, two decades Massachusetts restricted the franchise.

Cambridge, Mass., joined a small number of jurisdictions around the country that mandate transparency and community control over the use of surveillance technology.

Many reform advocates believe that declining to prosecute cases is an effective way for prosecutors to shrink the system and break cycles of incarceration that disproportionately ensnare people of color.