HAVERHILL — As an alternative to jail or prison for certain people involved in the court system, the state has opened a new Community Justice Support Center in Haverhill, one
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.
This November, Pamerson Ifill became the first Black person appointed to head the Massachusetts Probation Service in the organizations 145 year history. He joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about his role, systemic racism in the criminal justice system and changes he wants to bring to the organization.
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