FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2013
CONTACT: Jessica Leitz, 617-722-1206
BOSTON, MA—Today the Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing, chaired by Senator Katherine Clark (D-Melrose), to consider a series of important public safety bills. The Committee took up legislation to strengthen our system of oversight of convicted sex offenders and ensure that citizens, local law enforcement and relevant state agencies have the information they need to protect our children and communities.
An Act to protect our communities, sponsored by Senator Clark (S.656) and Representative Paul Brodeur (H.1232), has the bipartisan co-sponsorship of 27 members of the legislature and the strong support of Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.
Families, advocates and law enforcement officials testified in support of the bill, including Wakefield Chief of Police Rick Smith, whose own community was stunned when John Burbine, of Wakefield, was charged with 100 counts of child abuse and sexual assault involving very young children. The deeply disturbing case highlighted the need to strengthen the Commonwealth’s laws and regulations to help prevent these horrific crimes in the future. This legislation does so fairly and judiciously.… [more]
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Senator Clark Chairs Hearing on Bill to Protect our Communities
Clark, Leone, Brodeur, Wong Announce Legislative Action to Protect Our Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23, 2013
CONTACT: Jessica Leitz, 617-722-1206
BOSTON – Senator Katherine Clark (D-5th… [more] Middlesex), working closely with Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone, Representative Paul Brodeur (D-Melrose), Representative Donald Wong (R-Saugus) and Wakefield Police Chief Rick Smith, today announced legislative action to strengthen the Commonwealth’s sex offender registry system, make more information available to the public, and promote communication among the state agencies with a shared responsibility to protect children and ensure the safety of childcare facilities.
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