Research & Publications

You can kill a person, but you cannot kill a movement.

When the ACLU of Massachusetts conducted a poll last July, voters were most surprised to learn that district attorneys control funds gained through civil asset forfeiture.

We must reject the Trump administration’s bigotry, racism, and hatred; to do that, we must build our own wall – in the form of concrete policies, ordinances, and procedures – to protect our communities from federal harm.

Boston Police Officer Zachary Crossen just last year celebrated the trust being cultivated between the Boston Police Department and the city’s young people.

Every legislative session, criminal law reform advocates ask lawmakers to pass progressive reforms to our criminal legal system that would make it fairer for everyone. But one group that has remained resistant to sensible reform: district attorneys.

District Attorneys are among the most powerful people in the criminal legal system in Massachusetts, and play a major role in determining the way criminal cases are initiated and ultimately resolved.

The energy and commitment of our volunteers over the last year helped build the ACLU of Massachusetts’ capacity to work on new campaigns and projects, and face new challenges head on.