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The Daily Free Press

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Suffolk County Sheriff's Department in Boston. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Suffolk County House of Correction have been on a hunger strike since Feb. 15, saying they are experiencing poor conditions. JENNA MANTO/ DFP FILE

ICE detainees go on hunger strike at Suffolk County prison

Haley Lerner February 21, 2019
Around 70 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at the Suffolk County House of Correction have been on a hunger strike since Feb. 15 to call for an end to “abuse and inhumane conditions.”
Boston City Council meets Monday afternoon at City Hall to discuss programs and services for citizens coming back from incarceration. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City Council discusses criminal justice reform

Till Kaeslin April 3, 2017

The Boston City Council Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice held a hearing Monday afternoon to review and consider funding for the Community Resources for Justice’s Overcoming the Odds...

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