By Emma Clement, Graphics Editor & Layout Co-Editor
• February 28, 2025
Amid tension between the City of Boston and White House Border Czar Tom Homan, Massachusetts cities Chelsea and Somerville filed lawsuits Monday against the Trump administration for attempting to defund police departments over sanctuary city policies.
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.
This weekend, the Ben & Jerry’s store on Newbury Street served up a new ice cream flavor, Justice ReMix’d, to celebrate the company’s focus on criminal justice reform and bring community awareness to the cause.
The country that has always fought for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness has 698 people incarcerated per every 100,000 people, according to a 2018 study from Prison Policy Initiative. While many experience harassment and injustice behind bars, life in prison can be especially punishing for the LGBTQ community.
