Author: Maeve Dolan

  • Prisoner abuse sparks lawsuit against Souza-Baranowski prison

    At a Suffolk Superior Court hearing on Feb. 10 on allegations of abuse against incarcerated individuals at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, criminal defense lawyers and the Department of Corrections painted starkly different pictures of the conditions at the maximum security prison.  Judge Beverly Cannone scheduled an evidentiary hearing for Thursday, citing additional affidavits…