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MA: New Law for Parole Eligibility Takes Effect on Nov. 4, 2010

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

A brighter future: New parole eligibility law takes effect by: Barb Dougan Thu Nov 04, 2010 at 09:33:59 AM EDT www.BlueMassGroup.com While November 2 determined the fate of Massachusetts' candidates for public office, November 4 signals a much quieter but equally important turning point in the lives of many Massachusetts prisoners. Today a new law goes into effect that allows nonviolent drug offenders in county prisons to be eligible for parole. The law, Chapter 256 of the Acts of 2010, was passed by the Legislature on July 31 and signed into law by Gov. Deval Patrick on August 6. It is perhaps better known for its CORI reforms, concerning the state's system of disseminating information about an ex-offender's criminal record. But the law also includes this significant improvement to our drug sentencing laws...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on November 08, 2010 (boomark / email).