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Last Tuesday, the Boston Globe printed an OpEd by Cape & Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe. We, along with a number of other groups, immediately submitted Letters to the Editor (LTE), in response to the numerous offensive claims that were asserted. A Read more
Jennifer Klein, a staff attorney in the CPCS Immigration Impact Unit, received the 2019 Pro Bono Mentor Award from the Political Asylum/Immigrant Representation (PAIR) Project at its annual gala on June 3. Jen has been with the IIU since 2010, Read more
Below is an article which appeared in South Coast Today highlighting the work of the New Bedford PDD office, with comments by AIC Alan Zwirblis and other staff. Legal eagles: Local public defenders are dedicated to rights of the unsympathetic Read more
On May 14, 2019, the Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on the Governor’s bill, H.66, “An Act to protect the Commonwealth from dangerous person’s”. Deputy Chief Randy Gioia left the Annual Conference early to testify in opposition Read more
Below is a link to an April 6, 2019 Boston Globe article regarding the problems DCF is having in finding placement for children. Also below is a link to an April 9, 2019 follow-up article. Michael Dsida, Deputy Chief Counsel Read more
Below is an article from an April 14, 2019 Patriot Ledger article about juveniles continuing to be shackled as they walk through the halls of Quincy District Court. Josh Dohan, Director of the Youth Advocacy Division of the Committee Read more
It is my pleasure to share with everyone the news that three staff members from YAD will receive awards at the Annual Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI) Awards Breakfast on September 20, 2018 (see attached flyer). JDAI is a national Read more
CPCS Chief Counsel Anthony Benedetti coauthored an Op Ed for the Boston Globe with Dr. Laurie Guidry, chair of the Public Policy Committee for the Massachusetts Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (MATSA). The Op Ed, “Changing Sex Offender Read more
The Berkshire Eagle Monday, June 11, 2018 9:51 am STEPHANIE ZOLLSHAN — THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE Attorney Richard LeBlanc of Pittsfield has received the Edward Duggan Award from the state Commission of Public Counseling Services for his work as a public Read more
CPCS and the Mass Bar issued a joint statement on Friday, June 8, 2018, responding to those calling for the removal of Judge Timothy Q. Feeley. CPCS and the Mass Bar warn that removing a judge because he or she Read more