80: Staff Assaults, A Decade in Solitary, and the Many Horrors of Massachusetts' Prisons w/Elizabeth Matos
From the denial of basic healthcare needs to decades in solitary confinement, prisoners stuck in the Massachusetts prison system face near daily deprivation of basic human and Constitutional rights. Today, Hunter spoke with Elizabeth Matos to understand how her organization, Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts, challenges this system of relentless brutality.
Guest:
Elizabeth Matos, Executive Director, Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts
Key Topics:
How Lizz's family history got her into this line of work [6:55]
The problems in Massachusetts' Prisons [10:09]
Are there other…
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