On Wednesday, November 5, leaders from the MA FreeHer campaign, led by Families for Justice as Healing and the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, came to speak with NUSL students about their work resisting a 350 million women’s prison project in MA and their concurrent efforts to free women through existing (clemency, parole, diversion) and … Read more>>
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Muslim Commission
11/14/2025
On Oct. 29, 2025, Mark Stern testified at the State House on behalf of the NLG in support of a bill to create a first-in-the-nation Muslim commission. Mark joined legislators, educators, faith leaders, students, and advocates, all of whom called for stronger representation, protections, and recognition for Massachusetts Muslims.
The bill was previously filed by Sen. Jamie Eldridge and … Read more>>
Why Massachusetts Must Reject the $360 Million Prison Expansion at MCI-Framingham
10/15/2025
Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts
Governor Maura Healey’s administration recently announced a $360 million plan to renovate MCI-Framingham, framing it as an investment in rehabilitation and correctional innovation. While the stated intentions may sound progressive, this proposal represents a dangerous step backward for criminal justice reform in Massachusetts—and advocates are sounding the alarm.
What Incarcerated Women Actually FacePLS represents … Read more>>
NLG Legal Observers Defend Boston’s Third Women’s March
01/23/2019
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The third Women’s March in Boston took place last Saturday, 1/19, on a sunny and cold winter’s day. Despite a looming blizzard, thousands of people came out to make their voices heard in Boston Common. As a protestor’s sign said; “You know it’s serious if we are marching in January”.
About 20 counter-protestors were also … Read more>>
ACLU of Massachusetts, NLG-Mass Chapter and partner organizations sue Boston Police Department for records on “gang” tracking system
11/15/2018
Groups demand records on database used in deportations
BOSTON, November 15, 2018 – The ACLU of Massachusetts, together with a coalition of legal services and civil rights groups and law firm Anderson & Kreiger LLP, today filed a lawsuit against the Boston Police Department (BPD) seeking information about the police department’s “gang database.”
Little is known about the … Read more>>
