Ashley Nellis

Oct 16, 2023 | sentencingproject.org | Nazgol Ghandnoosh |Ashley Nellis

Executive SummaryFollowing a massive, four-decade-long buildup of incarceration disproportionately impacting people of color, a growing reform movement has made important inroads. The 21st century has witnessed progress both in reducing the U.S. prison population and its racial and ethnic disparities. The total prison population has declined by 25% after reaching its peak level in 2009.

Jul 28, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Chris Lisinski |Colin Young |Alison Kuznitz |Ashley Nellis

STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICEGOV. MAURA HEALEY bought top legislative Democrats up to another month to reach a long-overdue budget deal Thursday when she handed them a get-out-of-missed-deadline-free card, but it's not clear if they will actually take full advantage of it. With the list of House-Senate feuds growing longer and a compromise state budget still out of reach, Healey filed a $6 billion interim budget with spending designed to keep government services and operations afloat through August.