We want to hear from you! Please tell us about your experience attending the Life After Prison panel discussion at GBH on Dec. 6.
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Life after prison: Mass. leaves thousands of prisoners awaiting education that would help their re-entry
The state says education is critical. It’s put its money on tablets. -
Patchwork of government services leaves former prisoners in the hands of strained nonprofits
Nonprofits struggle to fill in the gaps. -
Once behind bars, these security officers now protect their community in Roxbury
A small team that takes on three city problems at once: community violence, overdoses and people coming out of prison who are unable to find work. -
Why people leave prison 'more broken' than when they entered
With few mental health providers equipped to deal with "post-incarceration syndrome" and the specific needs of returning citizens, many have turned to each other for support. -
LGBTQ+ people in prison get support — and protection — from pen pals
LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive prisoners are disproportionately subjected to abuse from correctional officers and other inmates, but regular mail shows outside support. -
Nearly one in five state prisoners go directly from maximum security to the street
Each year, hundreds of prisoners in Massachusetts are released without traditional step-down programs meant to help them succeed. -
New group coming to Boston will provide low-interest loans to people returning from prison
The Charlottesville, Virginia-based Fountain Fund will open an office in Boston next year. -
Women coming home from prison get little help rebuilding
Women are far more likely to be the primary caretaker of their children. But resources devoted to that plight are scarce. -
Many former prisoners are on parole indefinitely. One year into new rules, it’s finally ending for some.
Some parolees had been supervised for decades. -
Five years after landmark criminal justice reform, prison racial disparities widen in Mass.
New report released Wednesday shows improvements and concerns five years after state passed sweeping legislative changes to keep people out of prison and improve public safety.
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Boston invests $1 million to help people returning from prisons and jails
Nearly all of the money will go to organizations led by people of color or formerly incarcerated people. -
Massachusetts steps up effort to get state IDs to more people being released from prison
Advocates have long cited the lack of ID as a critical stumbling block for people trying to re-establish themselves in the community. -
David Mayo, new chief of Boston's Office of Returning Citizens, asks those citizens for advice
A roundtable for formerly incarcerated people and their service providers was part strategy session, part therapy session.
