Please see my newest article about the chaos on the Massachusetts Parole Board at the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism.

It begins: “IIt was quite a show in Room 157 of the Massachusetts State House last Wednesday. Not exactly a typical Governor’s Council hearing. It’s not usual for arguments to break out between councilors, or for a parole board nominee to almost dissolve into tears. But both of those things happened during this highly contentious five-hour event, a precursor to the decision of whether Karen McCarthy will gain a seat on the parole board (the vote is on Wednesday, June 26).” MORE