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Rosenberg Sees Senate Stalling Recidivism Bill Unless Sentencing Deal Is Made
Things will be heating up in the Massachusetts Legislature this fall as lawmakers prepare for the second half of their two-year session, when leaders from… -
Former Boston Police Superintendent Talks Crowd Control Leading Up To Rally
The violence in Charlottesville, Va., between white supremacists and protesters claimed the life of Heather Heyer and sent dozens to the hospital. The… -
Mayor Marty Walsh And Commissioner Bill Evans On 'Free Speech' Rally: Respect The City Of Boston
Exactly one week after opposing protesters violently clashed on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one demonstrator and wounding several… -
Gov. Baker's Criminal Justice Reform Is Half A Loaf At Best
On Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Baker and several legislative and judicial leaders announced a bipartisan initiative to decrease the rate of recidivism in the… -
Low-Income PoCs Still Don't Trust The Police, But Would Work With Them
While trying to catch a bus to school, Emilio Mayfield, 16, jaywalked. When he didn’t comply with a police officer’s command to get out of the bus lane, a… -
Attorney General Maura Healey "Disappointed" By Governor Baker's Absence At Transgender Public Accommodations Bill Signing
Earlier this month, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law a landmark bill protecting transgender people from discrimination in public places. But it… -
The CIA 'Inadvertently Left' Explosive Material In School Bus After K-9 Drill
The CIA “inadvertently left” explosive material on a school bus after a training exercise with local law enforcement in Loudoun County, Va., the agency… -
US Attorney: Outreach Program Not Being Used To Spy On Boston Muslims
U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz says an outreach program to Boston Muslims isn’t being used for surveillance, in response to Muslim groups criticizing the… -
A.G. Maura Healey: May Be More Suspects In 2011 Waltham Triple Homicide
Tuesday on Boston Public Radio, Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey was asked by BPR cohost Jim Braude whether there will be an announcement soon about… -
How Kalief Browder's Death Could Spark Prison Reform
Jennifer Gonnerman is a staff writer for The New Yorker. In 2014 she profiled Kalief Browder, a Bronx man who had spent more than 1,000 days in Rikers…
