Jean Trounstine
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Past articles by Jean:
Morale Violation: Whistle-Blowers Report Culture Of “Retaliation,” “Nepotism” At Parole Agency
“We were stressed and unappreciated … left blinded.” → Read More
RADICAL RE-ENTRY: INNER CITY WEIGHTLIFTING
Creating community and value for people who society has otherwise denied the opportunity → Read More
UNPREPARED NOMINEE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF DYSFUNCTIONAL MASS PAROLE BOARD
HoSang said she was not aware of the problems that caused Duff to call the Parole Board “a poorly run agency.” → Read More
COMMONWEALTH COMMITTED TO “OTHER DEATH PENALTY”
New report shows 1/6 of women in Mass prisons sentenced to life without parole. → Read More
DOC CAN BARELY RUN ZOOM MEETING, BUT WANTS TO SCAN ALL PRISONER MAIL
Department in denial that officers smuggle in drugs. Prisoner advocates cry foul. → Read More
SPECIAL FEATURE: REVOCATION NATION
The epidemic of reincarceration for technical parole violations in the age of COVID → Read More
THE COST OF PRISON VIDEO VISITATION: ANOTHER HARDSHIP FOR FAMILIES
As lawmakers consider free phone calls, expensive video calls come to Mass prisons → Read More
BOOK REVIEW: PRISON BY ANY OTHER NAME
New book reveals potential pitfalls for those seeking justice reforms. → Read More
WILL MASS PASS LEGISLATION TO AID PRISONERS AND ENCOURAGE FAMILY CONTACT?
“When COVID first started, I didn’t hear from him. You don’t know what it feels like to not know if your loved one is alive or dead.” → Read More
REMOTE JUSTICE: ON TRIAL IN ZOOM COURT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
“It’s impossible to advocate for someone [in court] over the telephone. … Anything you say or your client says is heard by everyone.” → Read More
THE DYSFUNCTIONAL MASS PAROLE BOARD’S INEVITABLE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
“Most prisons and many jails have done very little to reduce the population density that puts both incarcerated people and staff at grave risk.” → Read More
ADVOCATES SUE, ARGUE IMMEDIATE DECARCERATION NEEDED TO SAVE LIVES
To keep people locked up despite the looming threat of coronavirus, officials are claiming prisoners lack community ties. Advocates and family members say that’s not the case. → Read More
MASSACHUSETTS COVID-19 DECARCERATION BILL COULD PROTECT US ALL
“This call for releases is not the advocacy community trying to capitalize on an opportunity to decarcerate … Prison health care is already overstressed and a lack of response will absolutely kill people.” → Read More
Beyond the Death Penalty, Activists Are Fighting to End Death by Incarceration
From Vermont to California, activists are finding pathways to upend “the other death sentence”: life without parole. → Read More
CHANGING PERCEPTION, CHANGING THE LAW
What Mass lawmakers can learn from the battle to end death by incarceration across the country → Read More
LAST MAN STANDING: WHICH DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES WOULD EXECUTE THE LAST MAN ON DEATH ROW IN NEW HAMPSHIRE?
As the only man left on death row, an African-American in a state that is 93% Caucasian, sitting in the secure housing unit at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men, he seemed far from the concerns of the candidates on stage. → Read More
SPECIAL FEATURE: MORE DYSFUNCTION THAN DIVERSITY
Who oversees parole in Mass? What motivates decisions? Does the outcome help the Commonwealth? Will the addition of another career prosecutor tilt the Mass parole board away from second chances? → Read More
SPECIAL FEATURE: THE FIGHT FOR LIFE IN MASSACHUSETTS
The Bay State has a fraught history of sentencing people to serve life without parole. Now lawmakers have a chance to end the bad deal Beacon Hill made to trade the death penalty for natural life sentences. → Read More
Fighting to End the Other Death Sentence: Life Without Parole
Activists are fighting to end the practice of imprisoning people until they die. → Read More
Fighting the Fees That Force Prisoners to Pay for Their Incarceration
"Pay-to-stay" fees push the poor into debt. → Read More