Inmates
Union: Inmate Program Takes Jobs Away From Law-Abiding Workers
Inmates have done painting and building maintenance in public housing projects, landscaping on municipal property, and snow removal across the county.
1,100 Mass. Inmates’ Cases Might Be Tainted By Lab
Massachusetts officials say they have identified more than 1,100 defendants serving state sentences based at least in part on drug tests by Annie Dookhan.
30 Inmate-Refurbished Computers Donated To Boston Elementary School
Students in a Boston school will soon be using computers that were refurbished by inmates at Massachusetts prisons.
Female Ex-Inmates Sue Chicopee Jail Over Videotaped Strip Searches
Two former inmates have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the videotaping of female detainees by male guards during strip searches is degrading and unconstitutional.
Corrections Officer Charged With Smuggling Heroin To Inmates
A Massachusetts corrections officer has been arrested on allegations that he attempted to smuggle heroin to sell to inmates at a medium-security prison near Boston.
Orthodox inmate loses challenge over facial hair
A federal judge has ruled that inmates have no First Amendment rights to grow a beard, rejecting the claim of an orthodox Jew who claimed prison policy banning facial hair longer than a quarter-inch violated […]
