Jobs Not Jails

Together, we are building the infrastructure to engage thousands of people in a campaign to stop $2 billion of prison construction, and re-direct those funds into creating good jobs for people in low-income, high-crime neighborhoods.
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Press Releases

Lawmakers Sign on to End War on Drugs in Massachusetts
Quarter of legislature sponsors sweeping reform of criminal justice system
Justice Reinvestment
An Act to Increase Neighborhood Safety and Opportunity
State House Action for Jobs Not Jails Coalition Will Wrap 46,643 Petition Signatures around the Stat
On April 30, a coalition of over 120 labor and community organizations will wrap 150 yards of bright orange fabric around the State House on Wednesday, covered with 46,643 signatures. Wednesday, April 30 --- 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Where: All around the State House, Boston, MA
Jobs NOT Jails End Mass Incarceration, Fund Job Creation
April 26th Thousands Will Rally on Boston Common, Calling for Jobs Not Jails
Jobs NOT Jails: Media Advisory
Jobs NOT Jails End Mass Incarceration - Fund Job Creation April 26th Thousands Will Rally on Boston Common, Calling for Jobs Not Jails

Press Coverage

Why Restoring Driving Rights to Former Inmates Matters
National Journal, January 25, 2016

House Votes to Repeal Driver’s License Suspension
The Boston Globe, January 7, 2016

Ask the AG: Why the Driver’s License Suspension Should be Repealed
The Boston Globe, November 4, 2015

‘Jobs not jails’ campaign comes to Massachusetts Statehouse
Mass Live, November 4, 2015

Senate votes to repeal driver’s license suspension law
The Boston Globe, October 30, 2015

Suspending licenses over drug crimes questioned 1989 Mass. law leaves poorest unable to drive
The Boston Globe, September 5, 2015

Top state officials seek review of criminal justice system
The Boston Globe, August 3, 2015

State Senate leaders call for criminal justice overhaul
The Boston Globe, June 15, 2015

Race colors response to opioid crisis
The Bay State Banner, May 27, 2015

Baker, Walsh among officials pledging to work for social justice
The Boston Globe, May 13, 2015

Rosenberg sees opioid crisis as path to sentencing reform Read more: http://www.nashobapublishing.c
State House News Service, April 8, 2015

Massachusetts lawmakers say driving penalties for drug offenders too harsh
State House News Service, April 2, 2015

Time to end mandatory minimum sentencing
The Boston Globe, March 18, 2015

Senators all ears at listening session in Worcester
Worcester Telegram, February 12, 2015

Lawmakers File More Than 5,300 Bills To Start New Session
State House News Service, January 20, 2015

Bill aims to reform sentencing, add jobs
The Boston Globe, January 20, 2015

The true value of a new start
The Boston Globe, January 7, 2015

MA Incarceration Trends Have People Urging “Jobs Not Jails”
Open Media Boston, December 19, 2015

The Cost We Pay For America’s Prison System
empowermagazine.com, August 6, 2014

Demonstrators seek halt to building jails
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/04/demonstrators_seek_halt_to_building_jails, April 27, 2014

Boston Common fills with prison expansion protesters
Channel 7 News WHDH, April 26, 2014

Boston rally seeks funding for jobs, post-incarceration programs
NECN.com, April 26, 2014

Activists plead for legislators to create jobs, not prisons
The Boston Globe, April 26, 2014

Coalition pushing for criminal justice reform
The Bay State Banner, April 9, 2014

Video: Western MA group rallies for “jobs not jail”
CBS Channel 3 Springfield, March 5, 2014

Jobs Not Jails event in Springfield
MassLive, March 4, 2014

Western MA group rallies for “jobs not jail”
CBS Channel 3 Springfield, March 5, 2014

‘Jobs Not Jails’ Campaign Kicks Off in Springfield
ABC 40/Fox 6, March 4, 2014

Springfield rally in support of ‘Jobs Not Jails’ scheduled for Tuesday in Mason Square
MassLive, March 4, 2014