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State Lawmakers Call For Better Treatment Of Prisoners Amid Souza-Baranowski Abuse Allegations

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February 03, 2020

State lawmakers are calling on Gov. Charlie Baker and the Massachusetts Department of Corrections to review the treatment of all prisoners in Massachusetts.

This comes after prisoners alleged they were abused at Souza-Baranowksi Correctional Center in Lancaster, just at the Shirley line. WBUR's Deborah Becker tells us more.

This segment aired on February 3, 2020.

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Paris Alston Host, Consider This
Paris Alston was WBUR's host of the Consider This podcast and a former producer for Radio Boston.

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Deborah Becker Host/Reporter
Deborah Becker is a senior correspondent and host at WBUR. Her reporting focuses on mental health, criminal justice and education.

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State Lawmakers Call For Better Treatment Of Prisoners Amid Souza-Baranowski Abuse Allegations

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