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Barnstable Center hosts graduation for probationers who earned HiSET during the pandemic

9/09/2021 Massachusetts Probation Service

The Barnstable Community Justice Support Center recently hosted an outdoor HiSET graduation ceremony for five of the center’s participants who earned their high school equivalency certificates during the Pandemic.

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May is National Drug Court Month

5/24/2021 Massachusetts Probation Service

Massachusetts’ Drug Courts are among the more than 4,000 Drug Court or Specialty Court programs nationwide observing National Drug Court Month in May, according to the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP).

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BMC Probation Officer is appointed to Women's Commission and launches Bike Program for struggling teens and domestic violence victims

3/08/2021 Massachusetts Probation Service

Rhonda Greene, a six-year Probation Officer at Boston Municipal Court-Central Division, was appointed to the Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women (CCSW) and immediately launched the commission's Bike Program.

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Supreme Judicial Court Issues New Order Regarding Jury Trials and Operation of Courts

2/24/2021 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

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Holyoke District Court Probationer Officer II Antonio Padilla is named the first recipient of the Margaret Elizabeth Oglesby Award

11/12/2020 Massachusetts Probation Service

Holyoke District Court Probation Officer II and former US Marine Antonio Padilla, was presented with the first Margaret Elizabeth Oglesby Award at the Massachusetts Probation Service 4th Annual Veterans Day Breakfast.

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Roxbury Court Program hosts a drive-by graduation ceremony

11/05/2020 Massachusetts Probation Service

Seven participants of a new program, “Young Men’s Evolution,” were presented with certificates of completion on their front doorsteps by Probation Officer Edith Alexander as part of a drive-by graduation ceremony this week.

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Five men and women took oath to become American citizens at Bristol Superior Court's third annual Naturalization Ceremony

10/27/2020 Massachusetts Probation Service

Two men and three women took an Oath of Allegiance to become American citizens Friday, October 23, at the third annual Bristol Superior Court Naturalization Ceremony at the Fall River Justice Center.

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A federal grant helps extend sober housing for probationers

9/28/2020 Massachusetts Probation Service

A grant from the Office of Justice Programs Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding will help extend sober housing for probationers.

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Supreme Judicial Court Issues New Order Regarding Jury Trials and Operation of Courts

9/17/2020 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

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Former Chief Probation Officer, military leader, and hero passes away

9/02/2020 Massachusetts Probation Service

Margaret Oglesby, former Hampshire District Court Chief Probation Officer and a military hero and leader, passed away on August 28 following a long illness.

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Worcester District Probation’s Hope’s Closet closes its doors after seven years

8/12/2020 Massachusetts Probation Service

Hope’s Closet—a free thrift shop located in Worcester District Court’s Probation Department—is closing after seven years of operation due to COVID-19.