Massachusetts has nearly halved its incarceration rate over the past decade, progress that researchers of a new report say was fueled by landmark criminal justice reform legislation introduced by the state in 2018.
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UTEC, long praised locally and on Beacon Hill for its youth violence-prevention and other programs, recently garnered some national recognition for all the good work it does.
LOWELL Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice came to Lowell Thursday morning to announce more than $90 million in grant funding for community violence intervention, including nearly $5 million for violence prevention organizations across Massachusetts.