News and Announcements

Dear MPS Administrative Support Staff,

April is Victim Rights Month and the Massachusetts Probation Service is hosting a drive for victims and survivors of crime

Check out what is happening in the Massachusetts Probation Service in “MPS This Week,” a week in review of MPS’s top stories which spotlight the great work of MPS staff and their impact on probationers, the court-involved, and community.

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.

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

Community Service crew lends a hand in dune stabilization project.

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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.

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.