BHB represented a class of prisoners who have been systematically denied access to their attorneys in violation of their U.S. Constitutional rights. In December 2021, BHB secured an injunction against the Massachusetts Department of Corrections (“MDOC”), preventing the state from using faulty drug test results to punish inmates. Since the injunction was granted, the MDOC approved a new policy, which tracks the injunction and preserves the confidentiality of the attorney-client relationship inside Massachusetts prisons. BHB also has a federal suit pending against the manufacturer and distributor of the faulty test, who misrepresented its unreliability to the DOC, but had become the basis for imposing solitary confinement on inmates whose mail (supposedly) tested positive. 

Partner Organization:  Justice Catalyst  

Important Documents: 

Green v. Sirchie et al. (Suffolk County) 

• Complaint

• Court Decision and Order

Green v. Sirchie et al. (D. MA.) 

• Complaint

• Amended Complaint

• Opinion and Order

Media Coverage: Vice, Reuters, and CommonWealth Magazine