Margaret Oglesby, former Hampshire District Court Chief Probation Officer and a military hero and leader, passed away on August 28 following a long illness.
Boston Municipal Court- Central Probation Officer Rhonda Greene was recognized as an "Essential/Frontline" employee by a local chapter of the international organization Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.
The Fitchburg Community Corrections Center recently hosted a virtual Transition Ceremony via GoMeeting video conferencing for the 16 clients—two women and 14 men— completed their sentence at the center.
The Massachusetts Probation Service (MPS) is providing two types of much needed housing: sober beds for individuals suffering with addiction and re-entry housing for those leaving prison and other facilities.
A new supply of cell phones distributed to Probation Officers across the state, which allows them to stay in contact with probationers during the COVID-19 pandemic, served as a lifeline for a Lawrence probationer in distress recently.
A team of volunteers for the MPS Emergency Informational Hotline, a phone line set up to answer Probation questions during COVID-19, has responded to 235 inquiries pertaining to a wide variety of probation and court-related matters.
Mass. Probation Service Community Corrections Centers are serving the needs of clients during COVID-19 through virtual programming, drug testing, and job placements.
