Prisoner-run survey suggests state-paid attorneys provided inadequate defense
As the state moves to raise the pay of private "bar advocates" assigned to defend indigent clients, a prisoner at MCI-Norfolk surveyed his peers to see what services they received from these attorneys.
Other states join Mass. lawmaker effort to ban ICE agents from wearing masks
State legislators from Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania say it erodes trust when law enforcement officers conceal their identities
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Duration of physical restraints at state mental hospital raises concerns
Data shows that when patients are tied down at Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital, most of the time they remain restrained close to the two-hour regulatory time limit. -
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After court rules against NIH, researchers wonder if their canceled grants will be restored
After a federal judge in Boston ruled Monday that the NIH acted illegally in terminating about 800 research grants, some impacted scientists are unsure what the ruling means for them. -
Wu says Kraft’s $172 million White Stadium figure ‘not the real cost’
So far, $50 million has been spent on demolition to prepare the new facility, according to the mayor. -
1 in 3 families in Massachusetts don't have enough to eat, according to new study
A new report from Mass General Brigham and the Greater Boston Food Bank shows that hunger in Massachusetts remains a pressing problem.
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