Inmates say million for new Mass. prison would be better spent on rehabilitation
There's a 'groundswell' on Beacon Hill to implement a five-year jail and prison construction moratorium, Sen. Jo Comerford said at a committee hear...
There's a 'groundswell' on Beacon Hill to implement a five-year jail and prison construction moratorium, Sen. Jo Comerford said at a committee hearing Tuesday after more than 20 inmates testified virtually from MCI-Framingham on her bill, detailing a dearth of health care, education, skill-building, domestic violence counseling, and other programming available to them. A new prison that could cost Massachusetts more than $50 million is unnecessary, the inmates said, as they insisted MCI-Framingham is a functional facility that doesn't need to be replaced despite claims of overcrowding and understaffing.