Sarah Laughlin
Cognoscenti contributor
Sarah Laughlin holds a master's degree in social work and is a Boston-based writer, clinical social worker and abolitionist. Her social work practice focuses on the intersection of race, trauma and incarceration.
Recently published
Compassionate release for aging prisoners isn't enough
Massachusetts has an older prisoner population than most of the country. Older prisoners, writes Sarah Laughlin, need more help returning to society.
The COVID-19 Outbreak In Mass. Prisons Exposes A Larger Human Rights Crisis
The rapid spread of COVID-19 within the Massachusetts Department of Corrections has been careless and preventable, writes Sarah Laughlin.