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| Mass. chief takes new approach |
| By The Boston Herald |
| Published: 03/03/2008 |
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MASSACHUSETTS - The state’s new prison chief wants to reverse what he sees as the failed “busting rocks” philosophy of the past two decades and make inmate rehabilitation and re-entry a cornerstone of his tenure. In a wide-ranging interview with the Herald, Department of Correction Commissioner Harold W. Clarke, 56, said the punishment-only approach ushered in during the William F. Weld years - when the former two-term governor famously declared that state prison should be a rock-breaking tour of hell - has made society less safe and failed to provide exiting inmates with the basic skills needed to lead lawful or productive lives. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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