Criminal Justice
Mass. High Court Rules Local Authorities Can’t Detain People Solely On ICE Detainers
Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Monday that local law enforcement officials do not have the authority, under state law, to detain a person based solely on a request from federal immigration authorities.
Man Arrested By ICE Following Workers’ Comp Meeting Is Released From Custody
A man arrested by federal immigration officials after a workers’ compensation meeting is out of federal custody after nearly two weeks in jail.
In Manchester, Combining Social Work and Police Work to Help Troubled Kids
A couple years ago, Manchester police lieutenant Nicole LeDoux and two colleagues decided to crunch some numbers. They found that in a single year, 400 Manchester kids had been at either domestic violence incidents or overdoses when police were called. “I remember sitting,” she said, “and being like ‘man, that’s a lot of kids. How do we deal with that?’”
Read MoreNew Hampshire’s Immigration Detention Facility Saw Spike In February
The number of people detained in New Hampshire by federal immigration authorities since Donald Trump took office was greater than the number detained any of the previous six months.
Read MoreICE Agents And The Power Of Discretion In Immigration Enforcement
Just the term “ICE” evokes emotion. Three letters emblazoned on the back of a dark jacket; nondescript white vans — they’re images synonymous with fear among immigrants in the country illegally.
Read MoreHow One Man Spent 575 Days (and $43,000 in Tax Dollars) In Jail For Trespassing
Michael Treadwell sat at the back of a courtroom. In a windbreaker and khaki pants, he leaned over his work boots, elbows on his knees. At first, I thought he was chewing gum – a bold choice in a courtroom. When we began to talk, I discovered it wasn’t gum Michael was chewing. It was his own gums. Michael doesn’t have any teeth.
Read MoreCiting Racial Bias, New Report Calls For Better Data Collection On Police Shootings
A report analyzing nearly 1,000 fatal police shootings that happened in 2015 claims evidence of racial bias. Researchers hope the study will strengthen a call for a national database on police use of force.
Read MoreMassachusetts Sheriff Offers Inmates To Help Build Trump’s Border Wall
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson is offering President-elect Donald Trump some help to build his proposed wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Read MoreFugitive From Rhode Island Detention Facility Is Caught In Massachusetts
Fugitive James Morales, who escaped from a Rhode Island detention facility over the weekend, has been captured in Somerville, Massachusetts State Police said.
Read MoreHomelessness Is Not A Crime
In the last few years, towns around New England have passed and enforced laws meant to keep people who are homeless moving away from certain neighborhoods and businesses.
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