State Commission on Safe Consumption Sites Expected to Finalize Report by Next Wee

As the Massachusetts Harm Reduction Commission prepares to release its final report on safe on consumption sites, Professor Leo Beletsky, a member of the 15-person panel, comments for The Boston Globe: "Our Commonwealth has been on the vanguard of advancing a public-health approach...We’ve done a lot of very pioneering work that moves the needle on health care toward more public health approach, so it actually fits in with that overall paradigm.”

Court Win Bolsters Push to Highlight Prosecutors’ Misconduct

Professor Daniel Medwed tells The New York Times that the introduction of more conservative crime control elements could result in renewed pressure on prosecutors to win convictions and “that’s all the more reason for there to be greater transparency and greater accountability.” Medwed is one of a group of six law professors who have tried to strengthen the disciplinary process for prosecuting attorneys by making complaints public.

Mass Shootings Are So Common that Mayors Now Have a Checklist for When One Happens

"Mayors often don't realize what their role is until a shooting happens in their community," Sarah Peck ’96, director of #UnitedOnGuns, a nonpartisan initiative of Northeastern Law’s Public Health Advocacy Institute, tells NPR News. "What we're trying to do is give them the tools they need to understand the magnitude of their role, which starts when the shooting starts and can continue for years."