More than two months after a violent incident at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center left two correction officers stabbed and three others injured, officers and inmates alike say the prison is still too dangerous. It wasn't always like that, according to Dan Flynn, who started working inside the maximum security prison in 1998. “It was a different place,” Flynn said. “We basically ran the institution.” But Flynn says that began to change. Inmates started using synthetic drugs, like K-2. “They had superhuman strength,” Flynn said. “We had one where a guy was biting the other one, he was trying to rip pieces of flesh off of this guy.” Flynn also began seeing more homemade weapons and assaults. “We had had a major assault in 2012 where an officer was stabbed through the neck,” he said. Flynn retired in 2018, but the violence inside Souza Baranowski hasn't let up. Correction Officers Union President Dennis Martin wants the State Department of Correction to focus less on inmate programs and freedoms and more on security. “These are violent people. They come in violent, and they’re continuing this violent behavior,” Martin said. “If there is an uptick in violence or an uptick in drugs, we need a cleanse in that institution.” Officers are facing more dangers, Martin said, from being sprayed with bodily fluids to being attacked with homemade weapons. And, Martin said, is inaction from the Department of Correction. “We've been complaining about this month after month after month,” he said. “We're not seeing the inmates being held accountable.” Jesse White, legislative director at the inmate advocacy group Prisoners’ Legal Services, said harsher conditions aren't the answer. “Incarcerated people want to feel safe, too,” she said. “If we want to make a safer environment for people, and I think we all do, what we need to do is make sure that we are giving people access to programming, to education, to vocational training opportunities, adequate mental health care, medical care.” Contributing to the violence, according to White, is abuse by staff. The number of excessive force complaints to Prisoners’ Legal Services jumped from 18 in 2022 to 94 so far in 2024. “When the Department of Correction fails to create a culture of accountability within the prison system, incarcerated people and correctional officers alike are less safe,” she said. As the state's only maximum-security prison, Souza-Baranowski is home to the most violent offenders. Data shows there are far more assaults and weapons confiscated here than in any other Massachusetts prison, and it's getting worse. Assaults on staff rose from 118 in 2021 to 187 just through September of 2024. In the same timeframe, the number of weapons found skyrocketed from 52 in 2021 to 186. 5 Investigates’ Brittany Johnson sat down with DOC Commissioner Shawn Jenkins. Jenkins said the Department of Corrections is using a multi-layered approach to reducing violence, including using the latest technology to screen for contraband and training staff to search for drugs and weapons. Jenkins said the DOC is also sending more inmate assault cases to district attorneys’ offices for prosecution, 41 percent more from 2021 to last year. Both the correction officers’ union and Prison Legal Services have made pleas to the governor for help making Souza-Baranowski, now the only maximum security prison in Mass., safer. One surprising source of contention is the computer tablets that inmates use for education and to communicate with the outside world. But the correction officers' union says inmates are taking them apart and turned into weapons. Dennis Martin, the correction officers’ union president, showed 5 Investigates photos of homemade knives that he said are made from pieces of the tablets. “The DOC has provided us information that these tablets were indestructible that has been proven wrong,” Martin said. “So we've asked them to renegotiate with the vendor or possibly choose another vendor to make these tablets unbreakable.” According to the DOC, just 41 out of the 4,650 tablets issued at its state facilities have been turned into weapons. “The vast majority of these people are using tablets for the right reasons. They're using them for programming, they're using them for education, they're using them to keep in contact with their family, and that's critical to the mission that we're trying to accomplish. And so I don't look at those numbers and say that we need to take or remove all the tablets,” Jenkins said. “I look at those numbers and saying, we have a small group of people that have misused those tablets, and when they misuse them, they're held accountable for it, and they lose, in some cases, they can lose their ability to access these tablets.” Jenkins said the tablets are part of providing "good rehabilitative services" to inmates, which is crucial for safety not just inside the prison, but outside as well. The Department of Correction says the recidivism rate — inmates who are re-incarcerated after release — is actually dropping in Massachusetts. But Prisoners’ Legal Services says inmates coming out of Souza-Baranowski are far more likely to re-offend. They say this is evidence that more needs to be done at the state's only maximum security prison.House rejects Democratic efforts to force release of Matt Gaetz ethics reportssbet77.open external 。

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Officer kills pet dog mistaken for a coyote in Massachusetts town. The owner says it was unnecessary An animal control officer shot and killed a pet dog in a Massachusetts town after mistaking it for a coyote in an incident local police are describing as a sad mix-up. Police in Northbridge, Massachusetts, say the shooting happened on Tuesday after police received a call of a report of a coyote in a residential backyard. Police say the animal control officer went into the woods to look for the coyote and found what they thought was the animal in a threatening position and shot it. The incident happened as communities around Massachusetts and the country have dealt with an uptick in interactions between coyotes and people. Kendrick Lamar surprises with new album 'GNX' LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present with a new album. The Grammy winner released his sixth studio album “GNX” on Friday. 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US adds 9th telcom to list of companies hacked by Chinese-backed Salt Typhoon cyberespionageNetApp ( NASDAQ:NTAP – Get Free Report ) had its target price increased by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $127.00 to $132.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “equal weight” rating on the data storage provider’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s price objective points to a potential upside of 7.90% from the company’s current price. Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on NTAP. UBS Group raised their price objective on NetApp from $121.00 to $134.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of NetApp from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 15th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of NetApp from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Monday, August 12th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and issued a $155.00 target price on shares of NetApp in a report on Monday, August 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on NetApp from $146.00 to $147.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $134.00. View Our Latest Research Report on NetApp NetApp Trading Down 3.4 % NetApp ( NASDAQ:NTAP – Get Free Report ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 21st. The data storage provider reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.78 by $0.09. NetApp had a return on equity of 119.68% and a net margin of 17.78%. The firm had revenue of $1.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.65 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.23 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect that NetApp will post 5.71 EPS for the current fiscal year. Insider Transactions at NetApp In other news, CAO Lorenzo Daniel De sold 326 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.44, for a total value of $38,285.44. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website . Also, EVP Elizabeth M. O’callahan sold 705 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $126.20, for a total value of $88,971.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,694 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,475,782.80. This trade represents a 5.69 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders sold 23,049 shares of company stock worth $2,807,851 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock. Institutional Inflows and Outflows Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of NetApp by 46.1% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 16,720 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $1,754,000 after purchasing an additional 5,273 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in NetApp by 8.9% during the 3rd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 302,010 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $37,301,000 after acquiring an additional 24,651 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of NetApp by 4.7% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 186,777 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $24,057,000 after acquiring an additional 8,305 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in NetApp by 3.5% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,405,363 shares of the data storage provider’s stock worth $309,811,000 after acquiring an additional 82,378 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of NetApp by 132.1% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 28,230 shares of the data storage provider’s stock valued at $2,963,000 after buying an additional 16,066 shares in the last quarter. 92.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. About NetApp ( Get Free Report ) NetApp, Inc provides cloud-led and data-centric services to manage and share data on-premises, and private and public clouds worldwide. It operates in two segments, Hybrid Cloud and Public Could. The company offers intelligent data management software, such as NetApp ONTAP, NetApp Snapshot, NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management, NetApp SnapMirror Data Replication, NetApp SnapLock Data Compliance, and storage infrastructure solutions, including NetApp All-Flash FAS series, NetApp Fabric Attached Storage, NetApp E/EF series, and NetApp StorageGRID. 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