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Tag: criminal justice

Posted inCrime and courts

New Bedford Light calls out silence on health care exec

by Michael Jonas / CommonWealth Magazine February 27, 2022March 2, 2022

Editor’s note: CommonWealth Magazine wrote about The Light’s efforts to report on the criminal case and employment status of former SouthCoast Health President and CEO Keith A. Hovan. We are republishing their story in today’s New Bedford Light, with permission from CommonWealth Magazine.

Posted inCrime and courts

Questions persist in case of former Southcoast Health President Keith Hovan

by Anastasia E. Lennon February 23, 2022February 24, 2022

“The only way we can make sure that these hearings are operating in a fair and just way is if the public is able to oversee them in a way where the court is accountable for the decisions it makes.” — Justin Silverman, executive director of the New England First Amendment Coalition.

Posted inCrime and courts

Commutation votes put convicted killers Koonce and Allen closer to freedom

by Sam Doran / State House News Service February 17, 2022February 23, 2022

“I spent months reviewing these cases, including the circumstances of the two terrible crimes and the actions of the two men since. I believe both men have taken responsibility for their actions and have paid their debt …” — Gov. Charlie Baker

Posted inCrime and courts

Wrongfully convicted drug defendants to wait longer for share of $10 million payback

by Anastasia E. Lennon and Claudia Chiappa February 16, 2022February 16, 2022

State officials have agreed as many as 40,000 defendants are entitled to be reimbursed after their convictions were vacated, the bulk in 2017 and 2018, by the Supreme Judicial Court due to rampant misconduct at two state labs that tested evidence for their cases.

Posted inCrime and courts

New Bedford murder victim’s family opposes killer’s commutation

by Chris Lisinski / State House News Service January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

About a dozen speakers testified in favor the commutation bid, including Bristol District Attorney Thomas Quinn and Conan Harris, a formerly incarcerated man who today is married to Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley.

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Commentary: My bill would bring transparency to show cause hearings

by State Rep. Antonio F. D. Cabral January 26, 2022January 28, 2022

“People have a right to know how our government is operating, particularly within the judicial system.”

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