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Felix the Flasher: Indecent Exposure in Downtown Crossing
June 04, 2021

Clad in bright-red mesh basketball shorts and a red shirt, 39-year-old Mark Felix wasnt exactly inconspicuous when he approached four young women at different times in Bostons busy Downtown Crossing

“Here Comes the Judge”
May 28, 2021

Ever wonder how someone becomes a judge? In Massachusetts, judges are appointed by the governor. Judge Robert C. Cosgrove, an associate justice of the MA Superior Court, discusses the steps in that process and divulges many details of the day-to-day wo...

Twisting the Facts: The Dangers of Confirmation Bias
May 28, 2021

Sherlock Holmes warned that it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. That tendency to interpret inform

Justice Was Not Done: The Trials of Sean Ellis
May 11, 2021

In 1993, 19-year-old Sean Ellis was sentenced to prison for a crime he didnt commit. He served 22 years for the murder of Boston Police Detective John Mulligan, who was shot multiple times in the hea

McAuliffe on Equitable Justice
April 29, 2021

Shannon ran for Suffolk County DA in 2018; she shares her insights on that important office as well as what it takes to break the cycle of repeat incarcerations for emerging adults. Having a strong commitment to equitable justice,

“Hit the Gate, Standing Straight”
April 14, 2021

Not everyone who works in a prison is a correctional officer. Today, Dianes brother-in-law Irl will share memories of his ten years in the California prison system as a teacher and education administ

The Fiery Retribution of Marco Flores
March 18, 2021

Marco Flores, age 27, is ten years into a 15-year prison sentence for voluntary manslaughter. Some people say he should never have been incarcerated. The inner demons that drove him to kill a trusted family friend sprang from a horrible breach of trust...

Sidebar: Digging the Hole Deeper
March 02, 2021

Digging the Hole Deeper

Sidebar: 5 Things You May Not Know About Court – Part I
February 22, 2021

Sidebar: 5 Things You May Not Know About Court Part I

Sidebar: 5 Crazy Things – Part I
February 19, 2021

Sidebar: 5 Crazy Things Part I