NORTHAMPTON A bill making its way through the Legislature would reform the way law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts currently seize money and spend it.Called “An Act relative to forfeiture reform,” the legislation would change the state’s.
The Department of Correction has been using an unreliable drug test to screen prisoners' mail in violation of a court order, according to a lawsuit brought by attorneys on behalf of prisoners. The complaint alleges the state prison system has punished prisoners based on dubious test results.