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MPS’ Pretrial Services Unit is helping clients stay connected to resources.
8/04/2025
  • Massachusetts Probation Service

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Coria Holland, Communications Director

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Call Coria Holland, Communications Director at (617) 624-9319, CP: (617) 429-5629

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Email Coria Holland, Communications Director at coria.holland@jud.state.ma.us

The Pretrial Services Unit, a department of the Massachusetts Probation Service (MPS), is making cellphones accessible to clients through the Smart Phone Equal Access Connect (SPEAC) Program.

SPEAC was funded through a Massachusetts Trial Court Innovation grant.

The cellphones may be used by individuals enrolled in MassHealth/Health Connector, court-users to receive e-reminders for upcoming court dates, or by individuals who were recently released from detention or incarceration and need to connect with re-entry services.

The Pretrial Services Unit—managed by Dr. Carmen Gomez, Deputy Commissioner-Pretrial Services—includes Operations Coordinators Jameson Dorrine, Shawnta Reid, Daniel Klein, Edward Colon, and Donna Wilson; Mahlet Kebede, Administrative Secretary; and Natalie Lorenti, Pretrial Administrator.

A flyer for the SPEAC program

Media Contact

Phone

Call Coria Holland, Communications Director at (617) 624-9319, CP: (617) 429-5629

Online

Email Coria Holland, Communications Director at coria.holland@jud.state.ma.us

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