Deborah Becker

Deborah Becker Will Walkey | May 20, 2026 To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we're cataloging 25 objects that define the country's history.

The judge found prosecutors demonstrated dangerousness, and Brown should be held without bail for up to 120 days, because he poses a risk to the community. State law requires a hearing to establish dangerousness for a defendant to be held without bail.

The 190-page report called the sheriffs' budgeting process "chaotic" and said it resulted in a combined $110 million deficit in the last fiscal year for the 14 sheriffs who run the state's jails.

Attorney Bryan Stevenson has spent years fighting for people on death row and juveniles sentenced to life in prison. He won a landmark 2012 victory before the U.S.

The report said the system has long been in need of reform and that issues were not properly addressed after last year's work stoppage, when public defenders refused to accept new cases while pressing for higher hourly rates.

Rachael Rollins is running to be the Suffolk County district attorney — a job she already held for a few years before resigning amid ethics allegations.

The agency that oversees attorneys in Massachusetts has recommended suspending the law licenses of two prosecutors over racist emails and the botched handling of a murder case.

The U.S. Marshal's Office in Massachusetts is marking the nation's 250th birthday by working with local law enforcement to aggressively arrest accused violent criminal offenders.

Former Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins has thrown her hat in the ring to get her old job back. And she's making no apologies for the way she left public office three years ago.

The trial of a Duxbury woman charged with murdering her three young children begins on Monday at Plymouth Superior Court and is expected to draw intense local and national attention.