Michael Horrell, a staff attorney at Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts — an organization focused on protecting civil rights of people in prisons — said the pandemic has worsened the quality of health care in the state’s correctional facilities, which has “never been great.”
Through an exhaustive investigation of the Massachusetts DOC, the DOJ found that prisoners on mental health watch were left under-supervised, resulting in them hurting or killing themselves, according to a DOJ press release.
“The time stands still,’” said Cynthia Goldberg, the director of the F8 Foundation. “The moment you see your family, you feel as if you're taken off of life support and you can breathe.”
Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts hoped to reduce the number of inmates to improve social distancing in prisons and jails during COVID-19. On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court denied the preliminary injunction.
Most people tend to think of Harley Quinn’s relationship with the Joker as her primary claim to fame. But the new solo Harley movie delivers an enjoyably quirky and unapologetically feminine piece that starts off 2020 on the right foot.
