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The Committee for Public Counsel Services and the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts held a press conference on Thursday, November 30, 2017, in anticipation of the District Attorneys dismissing thousands of cases linked to Amherst State Chemist Sonia Farak’s Read more
A. Commonwealth v. Christopher Kennedy, SJC-12345 – The Supreme Judicial Court issued the following amicus solicitation: “Where a defendant has been charged with a sex offense for which force is not an element of proof, whether the defendant is entitled Read more
Approval of minutes of the October 18, 2017 meeting Lease Approval Report on approved Amicus Brief CY 2018 Committee Meeting Dates Monthly Financial Overview Report Commitments $10,000 and Over Report Chief Counsel Report FY 2019 Budget Request Executive Session
Commonwealth v. A Juvenile, SJC-12395 The Supreme Judicial Court issued an amicus solicitation in this case on the following issues: Whether G. L. c. 119, § 72A, permits a Juvenile Court judge, who has dismissed an offense charged for lack Read more
Below are reports on criminal justice reform that were released by the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association. Thank you to CPCS staff members Randy Gioia, AJ Blank, Beverly Chorbajian, Charu Verma and Norma Wassel and CPCS Panel Read more
I am frequently questioned about best practices in communicating via email. In response to these questions and concerns, here is guidance. This will be posted on the intranet with a link to a PowerPoint on using Outlook effectively.
A common request, since we released MaaS360, is for the ability to add and see another calendar, including a shared calendars (like team or office calendars). That functionality has now been added to MaaS360. To see how to do add Read more
On October 26th, 2017, at the annual AIC meeting, attendees were briefed on the project (Zeno) to replace the current case management systems with a new, modern, improved case management system. The briefing may be found on the Zeno program Read more
In order to improve our ability to communicate with our clients, family members, witnesses and others for whom English is not their first language, CPCS has arranged for all staff to have access to interpreter services through Language Line. Language Read more
CPCS, along with more than a dozen advocacy organizations – including the ACLU of Massachusetts; Citizens for Juvenile Justice; CJPC; Coalition for Effective Public Safety; Digital Fourth; Greater Boston Interfaith Organization; Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice; Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Massachusetts Law Read more