A first-of-its-kind ruling by Massachusetts’ top appeals court recently declared sentences of life without parole for anyone under 21 to be unconstitutional, and advocates say the decision and the science backing it up could provide a road map for young adult sentencing reform nationwide.
They also argued that amid a steep drop in the state’s prison population, MCI Concord’s closure could be a critical opportunity to reassess the entire state prison system.
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BOSTON — The cost of providing free phone calls to inmates at state prisons and correctional facilities is likely to go up in the next year, with Gov. Maura Healey