NO NEW WOMEN’S PRISON
In early 2021, Families for Justice as Healing and the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls filed groundbreaking legislation to establish a 5-year moratorium on jail and prison construction and expansion.
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On July 15, 2022, we discussed what this bill does and doesn’t do, how it would be implemented, and what it would mean for Massachusetts to invest $50 million into communities, instead of incarceration. While our state is still reeling from COVID, and our prison systems are at only 60% capacity, Democrats in our state legislature are uniting against this egregious waste of taxpayer resources on a new prison, and instead pushing for investment in recovery and healing. Also, as part of the conversation we were joined by Mahtowin Munro of the United American Indians of New England, Andrea James of Families for Justice as Healing, and The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. The evening will end with a Question & Answer period.