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The Least of These My Brothers, or Ministering to the “Unforgivable”

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https://youtu.be/_41xKDuUL9g?t=1397 The Least of These My Brothers, or Ministering to the “Unforgivable” Sermon by Kimberly French United Parish of Brookline, Massachusetts, 8.30.20 Good morning. Thank you for inviting me into your sacred space and time together this morning. I want to talk today about something that is really hard: how do we—as individuals, as communities, as a whole society—treat people who have committed crimes that seem unforgiveable? I got thrown i...
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Pandemic in the prisons

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The case of the Bridgewater Treatment Center A webinar with Bill Cananvan and William Stevens, staff of the Boston Release Network Monday, June 8 @ 7pm. The information you need to join this webinar via zoom will be sent via email after you register. The Boston release network has been very active since the coronavirus hit Massachusetts hard in March. Members of the network have been assisting those released from the treatment center because of virus spread. They have been helping t...
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Letter to the Editor

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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2019/12/19/opinion/governor-bakers-bill-renews-focus-dealing-with-sex-offenders/ LETTERS Governor Baker’s bill renews focus on dealing with sex offenders Updated December 19, 2019, 12:01 a.m. Push for Draconian policy is based on false assumptions We regret the stance the Globe has taken in support of Governor Baker’s bill seeking mandatory life sentences for those convicted of certain serious sexual offenses and radical changes to our civil commitment...
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Halloween and Stranger Danger

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http://bostonreview.net/law-justice/christine-hume-halloween-and-stranger-danger October 31, 2019By Christine HumeBoston Review Do you believe in the boogeyman? This is the pivotal question of the Halloween movie franchise. The tension around naming the movies’ antagonist foregrounds the problem of seeing him: “it” or “him,” “thing” or “human,” “The Shape” or “Michael Myers”? Even if you have never seen the original 1978 movie, you know the plot. On Halloween 1963, six-year-o...
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Sex offender registries poor safety policy

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By Kristina Knittel Posted Oct 27, 2019 at 12:01 AM    As an advocate for survivors of abuse and as someone who has personally been impacted by sexual violence, I care deeply about true accountability for offenders, prevention of new harm and the safety and healing of our communities. Because of those priorities and values, I was alarmed at The Register Guard’s editorial that advocated for a public safety policy that is disconnected from what we know works, does not keep our com...
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