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Advocates Urge Parole Overhaul, Saying Massachusetts System Is Outdated and Opaque
Summary
Claire Massington of the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee testified in favor of H2694 to reform Massachusetts parole practices, urging expanded board membership, a presumption of parole unless clear and convincing evidence indicates otherwise, and greater transparency and lived-experience representation on the parole board.
Claire Massington of the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee told the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security that Massachusetts' parole system is outdated, opaque and inconsistent, and she urged passage of H2694, the Equitable Access to Parole bill.
Massington, who does litigation and policy work involving…
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