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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Jose Diener stands in front of his sister's tent on Atkinson Street Wednesday, in the area commonly known as the Methadone Mile. The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts sued the City of Boston for clearing tents and ordering the unhoused out of the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard. KAITO AU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts ACLU sues Boston for clearing tents at Mass/Cass

Bella Ramirez November 12, 2021
The ACLU of Massachusetts sued the City for clearing tents of unhoused individuals at Mass/Cass.
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COVID-19 exacerbates Massachusetts DOC health care shortcomings

Colbi Edmonds March 11, 2021
Michael Horrell, a staff attorney at Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts — an organization focused on protecting civil rights of people in prisons — said the pandemic has worsened the quality of health care in the state’s correctional facilities, which has “never been great.”
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MBTA plans accessibility improvements to Green Line’s Symphony Station

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 5, 2021
Members of Green Line Transformation shared details of the station’s design at a virtual community meeting Wednesday, as the Symphony Station Accessibility Improvements project enters its final design phase.
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