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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.”
After an extensive investigation, the Department of Justice has concluded that the Massachusetts Department of Corrections violated the 8th Amendment by providing insufficient mental health support to prisoners. COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA

Mass. Department of Corrections violates constitutional rights, DOJ finds

Rin Velasco November 20, 2020
Through an exhaustive investigation of the Massachusetts DOC, the DOJ found that prisoners on mental health watch were left under-supervised, resulting in them hurting or killing themselves, according to a DOJ press release. 
The Massachusetts Department of Corrections will allow the continuation of in-person visits at all 16 of its prisons starting Monday after suspending visitation for family and friends in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA

Prisons to allow in-person visits starting Monday

Allison Pirog September 27, 2020
“The time stands still,’” said Cynthia Goldberg, the director of the F8 Foundation. “The moment you see your family, you feel as if you're taken off of life support and you can breathe.”
Aerial view of the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Concord, Mass. On June 2, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled against a preliminary injunction sought by Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts for the decarceration of prisoners due to COVID-19. COURTESY OF NICK ALLEN VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Highest Mass. court denies early release of prisoners, despite health concerns

Daily Free Press Staff June 4, 2020
Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts hoped to reduce the number of inmates to improve social distancing in prisons and jails during COVID-19. On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court denied the preliminary injunction.
Margot Robbie, shown at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con, returns as Harley Quinn in “Birds of Prey,” which comes out Jan. 7. COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

REVIEW: “Birds of Prey” sets Harley Quinn free in her own story

Nancy Jiang February 5, 2020
Most people tend to think of Harley Quinn’s relationship with the Joker as her primary claim to fame. But the new solo Harley movie delivers an enjoyably quirky and unapologetically feminine piece that starts off 2020 on the right foot.
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