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NEWS FROM NLG-MASS CHAPTER
Lassie and Leroy
By Anthony Moore Jr., MCI-Shirley On days when I’ve worn myself out trying to untangle my various legal issues, I go to Leroy’s cell. Leroy is a 74-year-old man undergoing chemotherapy for his lung cancer, a consequence from his excessive smoking during the Vietnam War. The treatment usually leaves him fatigued and tired, but when… READ MORE>>
Limited Humanitarian & Financial Benefits from Medical Paroles for Prisoners Serving LWOP for First-Degree Murder, 2018-2024
By Dirk Greineder, MCI-Norfolk Massachusetts Prisoners are the most aged (1) and, even after the Mattis decision, have the highest percentage of Life Without Parole (LWOP) prisoners in the U. S. (3): Thé MA 2018 medical parole law was enacted to allow the DOC Commissioner to release terminally ill (life expectancy <18 months) and permanently… READ MORE>>
