Police contact of any kind is not innocuous: most police killings start with officers responding to a suspected non-violent situation or a case where no crime has been reported.

New Hampshire has a restrictive three-year deadline on requests for new trials. This means that if new evidence is discovered or a confession proves someone’s innocence — they’re out of luck. Help us urge Gov. Kelly Ayotte to pass HB 1422: https://bit.ly/46lIu1c @newenglandinnocence.org

It is an outrage that exoneree Tommy Rosa has to fight to get, AT MOST, $1 million for the 34 years he was in prison. You can help us change this: Contact your MA senator THIS WEEK & ask them to co-sponsor/support budget amendments 891 & 892. Learn more: www.newenglandinnocence.org/innocence-bl...

MA RESIDENTS: EXONEREES NEED YOUR HELP THIS WEEK! Right now, we have a real chance to support families impacted by wrongful conviction. Please call/email your MA senator & ask them to co-sponsor/support Senate budget amendments 891 & 892. Learn more at www.newenglandinnocence.org/innocence-bl...

A reminder during National Reentry Week: Guaranteed income keeps people out of prison, helps them find stable employment, and saves taxpayers money. The U.S. would be much better off investing in people's well-being instead of locking them up.

There are many court crises right now throughout the country, incl. in MA. This piece details the significant injustice of not having a lawyer to fight for you. But the foundational truth is that none of this criminal bureaucracy is about public safety at all. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Unhoused people are most commonly booked for a top charge of trespassing — a charge frequently used to criminalize people for having nowhere else to go. Guess what would likely solve that problem? Housing, not jail.

Artificial intelligence apparently has the same vulnerability as humans when it comes to false confessions: It also folds (falsely) when faced with commonly used police tactics. ChatGPT Confessed to a Crime It Couldn’t Possibly Have Committed theintercept.com/2026/04/23/c...

Please help us find a new Development Director to join our team! Do you know anyone committed to community-centric fundraising & building resources to fight injustice in the criminal legal system? Share this & tell folks to check out the posting and apply by May 8: newenglandinnocence.org/careers

Join members of our community for the premiere screening of “The Dreaming Game,” a short documentary featuring exoneree Raymond Gaines, at @iffboston.bsky.social on 4/25 at 8:45 PM and 4/26 at 12 PM at @somervilletheatre.bsky.social. Purchase tickets: iffboston.org/events/thedr.... #IFFBoston2026

Keeping up with rising costs of living is tough for anyone, and for justice-impacted folks, it's almost impossible Formerly incarcerated people earn 84 cents for every dollar of the U.S. median wage How is anyone supposed to succeed when the deck is always stacked against them?

Each year, 2.7 million jail admissions are for misdemeanor charges. Yes, this includes charges for behaviors like jaywalking or even sitting on a sidewalk.

70% of all people in jails are legally innocent. Many of them are held behind bars simply because they cannot afford bail. Money bail perpetuates an endless cycle of poverty and jail time.

It’s official! Thomas Rosa is the 100th exoneree from MA. He spent 34 years in prison for a Boston murder he did not commit. He’s already suffered through 40 years, 3 trials, & many losses. But now, we can celebrate along with his family and partners @loevy.com & Boston College Innocence Program.

Our work is about resisting injustice and celebrating the joy of freedom. This year, we honor both at our annual storytelling event, Voices of the Innocent: Resistance & Joy, on September 17, at City Winery Boston. Sponsor this life-changing work here: www.newenglandinnocence.org/voicesofthei...

Over 10 years, 98% of medical grievances filed in federal prisons were rejected — mostly because of ridiculous administrative reasons, like using the wrong size sheet of paper. The system works exactly how it's designed to: Thwart complaints & dodge accountability at every turn.

The Supreme Court refuses to review the 5th Circuit's extremely dubious ruling against Rodney Reed's request for a DNA test, which could prove the death row inmate's innocence. (There is a very good chance he is innocent!) All three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

Thousands of people detained by ICE are actually held in local, publicly operated jails. These facilities–run by elected sheriffs–are making money off of the federal government's deportation agenda.

Right now, 657,000 people in the U.S. are in jail. The vast majority have yet to be tried in court and are legally innocent. Does that look like a system built on justice?

After 34 years in prison, Thomas Rosa speaks out after learning he won’t be retried in murder case | Click on the image to read the full story

Man freed after 30 years won’t be retried in 1985 Dorchester murder | Click on the image to read the full story

More than 40 years after his wrongful arrest & after spending 34 years in prison for a Boston murder he did not commit, THOMAS ROSA is FINALLY EXONERATED. We are overjoyed that this nightmare is over. Mr. Rosa will be the 100th person officially exonerated in Massachusetts since 1989.

Tommy Rosa is finally exonerated. Long overdue, but it’s never too late to celebrate freedom or justice. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/18/m...

We are proud to have partnered with our colleagues at @newenglandinnocence.org to bring about a day Mr. Rosa has literally been waiting decades to see. "This exoneration doesn’t erase the past, but it restores truth, dignity, and hope for the future,” Mr. Rosa and his wife, Virginia, stated.

More than 40 years after his wrongful arrest & after spending 34 years in prison for a Boston murder he did not commit, THOMAS ROSA is FINALLY EXONERATED. We are overjoyed that this nightmare is over. Mr. Rosa will be the 100th person officially exonerated in Massachusetts since 1989.

In the #GideonvWainwright case, SCOTUS ruled 63 yrs ago: “lawyers in criminal courts are necessities, not luxuries.” Among those excluded were those facing deportation. In the age of mass deportations, immigrants face the full power of the federal government—without a lawyer.

63 years ago today, Gideon v. Wainwright established the right to counsel for those charged with a crime Public defenders are vital to ensuring that people have representation in the legal system. Unfortunately, all too often, public defense systems are underfunded & overworked.

Research shows that more diverse juries are less quick to convict, and that they deliberate longer and more carefully. A landmark reform by former Governor Phil Murphy in January will make the jury pool in New Jersey more representative of the state.

It’s hard to believe we had to fight so hard to do dna testing in a case in which we were paying for the testing and where the results could provide answers for so many, but it’s a good example of how much resistance we face to expose truths. This fight helps us honor the dying wish of our client.

Police contact of any kind is not innocuous: most police killings start with officers responding to a suspected non-violent situation or a case where no crime has been reported.

It’s hard to believe we had to fight so hard to do dna testing in a case in which we were paying for the testing and where the results could provide answers for so many, but it’s a good example of how much resistance we face to expose truths. This fight helps us honor the dying wish of our client.

MYTH: Some people need to go to jail to get treatment REALITY: Most people in local jails have substance use disorders, yet only a tiny fraction of jails provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder. Jails are designed for punishment, not care.

The Massachusetts Department of Correction has been fighting me for months, trying to withhold data about its collaboration with ICE. Yesterday, I won that fight, and obtained records showing that the state has transferred more than 2,000 people into ICE custody since 2009. A quick thread:

Left, my story about how the right wing ex-Honduran president was given special treatment after he was pardoned for drug trafficking - and had his ICE detainer dropped. Right, a story about a man who spent 43 yrs in prison for a wrongful conviction & was deported once his convicted was overturned

"In fact, Massachusetts is the only state that voted against Donald Trump in 2024 where a state agency is contracting with the 287(g) program." #mapoli boltsmag.org/massachusett...

The current demands and suggested action items are here: bit.ly/southbayactionhour There is also another toolkit available here: bit.ly/ShutDownSouthBay And there will be another in-person stand out at the Roxbury courthouse on Warren Street this Tuesday, 2/10 at 10 AM. #bospoli

It is unacceptable that a man was killed in the Sheriff’s Department custody, neither the Boston mayor nor Governor has said his name, & the office “investigating” this tragedy is simultaneously prosecuting the witnesses against the officers (who are still working there), a clear conflict. Shame!

It is unacceptable that a man was killed in the Sheriff’s Department custody, neither the Boston mayor nor Governor has said his name, & the office “investigating” this tragedy is simultaneously prosecuting the witnesses against the officers (who are still working there), a clear conflict. Shame!

This has barely gotten any attention even though it should be one of the biggest stories in #Massachusetts. While Maura Healey was attorney general, the Attorney General's Office covered up evidence that hundreds of thousands of criminal convictions may have been tainted by criminal misconduct.

In New Hampshire, law enforcement interrogations are not legally required to be recorded, leaving innocent people more vulnerable to wrongful convictions based on false confessions. Help the @newenglandinnocence.org change that: https://bit.ly/3ZJvKgZ

If your response to state-sponsored killing is "more training," you need to seriously examine your theory of change alongside decades of data. Only a significant reduction/elimination of power, authority, & resources in policing/enforcement can change our dystopian relationship with state violence.

"[H]e found specific evidence of major detail wrongdoing by 43 officers involved in more than 693 instances and enough evidence against 45 other officers to warrant starting internal-affairs investigations" #bospoli @mayorwu.boston.gov: BPD Commissioner said keep it quiet, don't tarnish my record

"Superintendent Marcus Eddings today sued his boss, Police Commissioner Michael Cox, charging Cox demoted him when Cox demanded he bury proof of fraud among numerous officers on paid details and he refused." Cops are stealing. Jail guards killed a man. @wutrain.bsky.social is silent. #bospoli

FYI: Judge Ellis (Chicago ICE case) noted in November that video evidence shows ICE "brake-checked other motorists in an attempt to force accidents that agents could then use as justifications for deploying force."

If your response to state-sponsored killing is "more training," you need to seriously examine your theory of change alongside decades of data. Only a significant reduction/elimination of power, authority, & resources in policing/enforcement can change our dystopian relationship with state violence.

This man was presumed innocent and killed in the custody of the Suffolk County Sheriff. While our elected officials speak out about what is happening elsewhere, they’ve remained silent about what is happening right here in Boston. State violence is unacceptable in all forms in all places.

Too many people are trying to differentiate between ICE and police. I will hold your hand as I say this: Police in the US treat marginalized people the way ICE treats everyone. They're far more similar than you want to admit. Defunding the police and abolishing ICE are the same fight.

We have a "presumption of regularity" where courts presume that our government acts according to the law & tells the truth. This leads to an uphill battle for our wrongfully convicted clients who have been imprisoned based on false narratives. Let current events lead us to abandon this myth.

People proclaiming to protect public safety are kidnapping, caging, & killing community members. From South Bay to Minneapolis, from sheriffs’ offices to ICE, it’s the same story. It’s not about training; it’s about power & endless resources with no accountability. Gov’t violence is not safety.