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An Act relative to fees for indigent defendant

H3448: An Act relative to fees for indigent defendants This bill removes any fees facing indigent criminal defendants seeking their constitutional right to counsel. Bill Text NPR: “As Court Fees Rise, The Poor Are Paying The Price” Washington Post: “Indigent

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An Act prohibiting the solitary confinement of inmates 21 years of age or younger

H3451: An Act prohibiting the solitary confinement of inmates 21 years of age or younger This bill bans solitary confinement for those 21 and under, except in limited circumstances. Research has established that brain development continues into the mid-20s. Solitary

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An Act to promote public safety by improving the parole process

H1559: An Act to promote public safety by improving the parole process H1559 is designed to make the parole process more predictable and transparent. The bill establishes a rebuttable presumption that prisoners should be released under parole supervision once eligible,

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An Act providing further protection for Grand Jurors

H1556: An Act providing further protection for Grand Jurors Grand jurors have expressed dissatisfaction that they are only exempt from future service for the same amount of time (three years) as trial jurors, despite the significantly greater commitment required of

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An Act to Define Inducing a Minor into Prostitution

H1558: An Act to Define Inducing a Minor into Prostitution In response to a 2011 Appeals Court decision, this bill provides a much needed clarification to this criminal statute by broadening the circumstances under which someone can be prosecuted for

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An Act to properly punish the solicitation of felony crimes

H1557: An Act to properly punish the solicitation of felony crimes Currently in the Commonwealth, the crime of solicitation (encouraging someone else to commit a crime) is a misdemeanor, even when the crime being solicited is a felony. So, for example,

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A Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to qualifications of voters

H3350: A Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to qualifications of voters Voting is one of the most basic civil rights in our society. When individuals are imprisoned for low level, non-violent felonies (like shoplifting), they should

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A Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to declare that corporations are not people, money is not speech

H933: A Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to declare that corporations are not people, money is not speech The Citizens United decision has dramatically changed politics in the United States for the worse. This proposed amendment to

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December 2014 Email Newsletter

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November 2014 Email Newsletter

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