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Ransomware attacks: Not if, but when, agencies say By Hiawatha Bray Globe Staff,July 15, 2019, 7:41 p.m. When he learned about a ransomware attack in March, Daniel Saroff didn’t sweat it. The chief information officer of Massachusetts’ public defender office Read more
The Boston Globe on May 28th editorialized in favor of Governor Baker’s recently filed legislation to revamp Massachusetts “Sexually Dangerous Persons” statute. The legislation was filed, in part, in response to the Supreme Judicial Court’s decision in the case of Read more
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
Lisa Kavanaugh – CPCS Innocence Program explains the importance of this decision. https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2019/05/23/massachusetts-high-court-says-poor-evidence-storage-endangers-fairness-of-justice-system
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
WBUR welcomed the following guests: William Gross, Boston Police CommissionerRachel Rollins, Suffolk County District AttorneyStephen Tompkins, Suffolk County Sheriff Please click here to listen to the program.