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MA: Article on Boston Rally Opposing 3 Strikes

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

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Rep. Henriquez: House members unaware of offender bill impacts at time of vote By Kyle Cheney, State House News Service Mar. 15, 2012 STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MARCH 15, 2012?..Describing a "war" on Beacon Hill over mandatory minimum sentence policies, a freshman lawmaker contended Thursday that most of his colleagues voted to crack down on habitual felons last year without understanding the consequences. "We're going to war in here. We're going to battle about this bill," said Rep. Carlos Henriquez (D-Dorchester), adding, "We have found out that most of our colleagues who voted for this bill originally did not do so with the full knowledge of what this bill will do to our communities." Henriquez spoke at the foot of the State House at a rally against legislative efforts to eliminate parole and impose maximum sentences for criminals convicted of their third felony...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on March 16, 2012 (boomark / email).