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MA: Coakley urges that victim be named to parole board

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Coakley urges that victim be named to parole board By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Staff Writer Daily Hampshire Gazette Saturday, January 22, 2011 BOSTON - Attorney General Martha Coakley is urging Gov. Deval Patrick to name a crime victim or victim advocate to the Massachusetts Parole Board after the shooting death of a Woburn police officer by a paroled career criminal. Coakley said it's critical to have a victim's voice on the board to ensure it takes a more balanced approach to granting parole. A victim advocate would make sure prosecutors and crime victims are alerted when a prisoner is up for a hearing before the board, she said. "Someone who's had that experience with the victim community will know that the district attorney should be notified and the victim advocates be notified to let victims who want to attend come," Coakley said Friday in an interview with The Associated Press...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on January 22, 2011 (boomark / email).