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.
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.
As part of a weeklong call to action on current solitary confinement laws in Massachusetts, Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts hosted a symposium on solitary confinement Thursday afternoon...
