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The Suffolk Community Justice Support Center celebrates client’s milestones at Recognition Ceremony during April: Second Chance Month 

4/16/2025 Massachusetts Probation Service

April is Second Chance Month and the Suffolk Community Justice Support Center is celebrating the achievements and milestones of 18 probationers and court-involved individuals at a Recognition Ceremony now at the center’s 78 Amory Street site in Boston.

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Marlboro District Probation Engages with Community at Adaptive Water Safety Day for Children with Autism and Other Special Needs 

4/14/2025 Massachusetts Probation Service

Marlboro District Probation provides a helping hand and refreshments for adaptive swimming event designed for children with disabilities

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Court-Involved Assist with Ecological and "Cultural-Rebuilding" Beach Project on Martha's Vineyard This Weekend 

4/14/2025 Massachusetts Probation Service

Community Service crew lends a hand in dune stabilization project.

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5th Annual Massachusetts Trial Court Women's History Month Celebration and Conference Featured in the News 

4/10/2025 Massachusetts Probation Service

The Bay State Banner highlights the Celebration and Conference in “Banner Around Town.”

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Weaponry collected by Bristol Juvenile Probation Officers during Guns for Groceries event are transformed into garden tools in time for Spring 

4/08/2025 Massachusetts Probation Service

Guns collected by Bristol Juvenile Probation staff are transformed into garden tools.

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Emerging Adult Court of Hope (EACH) celebrates 5th Anniversary and John M. Greaney Award 

4/07/2025 Massachusetts Probation Service

Probation employees are recognized at 5th Anniversary event and presented with the John M. Greaney Award by the Hampden County Bar Association

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Autism Awareness Day at Lawrence District Court Probation 

4/04/2025 Massachusetts Probation Service

Lawrence District Court Probation Department celebrates Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd

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BMC-Dorchester Probation Officers install the new GPS equipment 

4/01/2025 Massachusetts Probation Service

MPS has upgraded its GPS equipment and is in the process of switching out the equipment leased from Allied to new equipment manufactured by BI (Boulder Industries).

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The Office of Community Corrections kicks off its Spring Series of Recognition Ceremonies with a celebration at its Framingham Community Justice Support Center 

4/01/2025 Massachusetts Probation Service

The Recognition Ceremonies are held to acknowledge the milestones and achievements of the Support Center participants, according to Vincent Lorenti, OCC Executive Director.

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BMC-Roxbury Probation Case Specialist Enters 47th Year of Service 

3/27/2025 Massachusetts Probation Service

Audrey Thomas, a Probation Case Specialist III at the Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court, recently reflected on her nearly five decades of service.

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Massachusetts Probation Service employees at every level attend the two-day All MPS Conference 

3/24/2025 Massachusetts Probation Service

Approximately 1,800 employees—890 on the first day and 860 today—filled the halls at the DCU in Worcester at the two-day All MPS Conference.

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Registration for the 5th Annual Massachusetts Trial Court Women’s History Month Celebration and Conference is now closed 

3/21/2025 Massachusetts Probation Service

The 5th Annual Massachusetts Trial Court Women’s History Month Celebration and Conference is days away. Registration has reached capacity at more than 350 attendees and is now closed.

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Denyse Bardouille led with compassion and conviction as the first African-American Female Probation Officer for the Massachusetts Probation Service 

2/27/2025 Massachusetts Probation Service

As Black History Month closes and Women’s History Month ushers in, we recognize the first Black female Probation Officer of the Massachusetts Probation Service, Ms. Denyse Bardouille. Ms. Bardouille retired in 2008 after 33 years of service.

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Probation and Court leaders shared their heartfelt and compelling life stories as plenary speakers at the Boston N.A.B.C.J Conference held on Valentine’s Day 

2/20/2025 Massachusetts Probation Service

More than 300 Probation, Criminal Justice professionals, and representatives from state, city, and national organizations who work with diverse populations attended the Boston Chapter of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (N.A.B.C.J) C