In Massachusetts, it is now unconstitutional to sentence any adult under the age of 21 to life in prison without the possibility of parole, a new ruling that will protect emerging adults across the state from life sentences and give potential second chances to those who previously received them.
The Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives reached an agreement Friday on what their sweeping overhaul of the state’s criminal justice system bill will look like.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decided Tuesday that juvenile court judges can now dismiss criminal complaints against juveniles if there is no evidence of probable cause before an arraignment...
Rather than being tried in adult criminal court, Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill into law on Wednesday that incorporates 17-year-olds into the juvenile court system.
Martin Healy, chief legal...
