ACLU statement on new SJC opinion in lawsuit to release vulnerable people from prison, jails
In a lawsuit to limit outbreaks of COVID-19 in Massachusetts prisons and jails, the Supreme Judicial Court today issued a modified opinion.
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In a lawsuit to limit outbreaks of COVID-19 in Massachusetts prisons and jails, the Supreme Judicial Court today issued a modified opinion.
The ACLU of Massachusetts, together with Fick & Marx LLP, today brought a federal class action seeking the release of elderly, sick, and medically vulnerable people from the Federal Medical Center (FMC) in Devens, Massachusetts.
The ACLU of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Public Health Association call on Governor Baker to decrease the number of people who are currently incarcerated in Massachusetts.
The ACLU of Massachusetts has renewed calls for an equitable COVID-19 response, including collecting race and ethnicity data on testing and treatment.
The Supreme Judicial Court today issued an order that will help some pretrial detainees seeking release due to the pandemic.
The four-part docuseries covers the ACLU’s historic work in the Massachusetts drug lab cases.