Official outraged over DOC not revealing inmates who received $6M settlement
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- bostonherald.comseen 18 Aug, 10:25description edited
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Massachusetts inmates who pummeled correction officers in a high-profile attack that eventually led to a $6 million prisoner settlement ended up receiving payouts from the deal, the Herald has learned.Massachusetts inmates charged for attacking correction officers received $6 million settlement payouts: ‘They’re getting rewarded for something they caused’
Sun, 9 August 2026Sun, 16 August 2026
What it is about
Diana DizoglioMichael LeungMichael SoterOffice Of The State AuditorDepartment Of CorrectionMassachusetts Department Of CorrectionSouza-Baranowski Correctional CenterRetaliatory Force CampaignMassachusetts, United StatesElosko BrownCarlos BastosJason Velez-AcostaJovani MolinariGiovanni BuchananOffice Of The ComptrollerBay State, Massachusetts, United States
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lowellsun.com
bostonherald.com
9 Aug, 09:40over 7 days16 Aug, 09:35
How it spread - 2 original reports
Sun, 9 August 2026
1 report- lowellsun.com09:40first to report
Where’s the transparency? A fired-up state representative is asking that question after the Massachusetts Department of Correction refuses to divulge the names of the inmates who received payouts from a $6 million class-action …
Sun, 16 August 2026
1 report- bostonherald.com09:35edited after publishing
Massachusetts inmates charged for attacking correction officers received $6 million settlement payouts: ‘They’re getting rewarded for something they caused’