# S2E8: Meet Ruth Greenberg, the Massachusetts Mama of Medical Parole

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Podcast: [Just Justice](https://stenobird.com/podcast/just-justice-7032206)
Published: 2025-05-13T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://jessicahenryjustice.podbean.com/e/s1e20-massachusetts-mama-of-medical-parole-with-ruth-greenberg/
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## Resource

Ruth Greenberg has been called the Massachusetts mama of medical parole. As a trail blazer and a defense lawyer, Ruth has devoted her extensive career to fighting on behalf of the poor and the incarcerated. On this episode of Just Justice, Ruth tells us about her leading role in the push for compassionate release in Massachusetts, and shares stories about the successful fight against life without parole for people under the age of 21 in her state. To learn more about Ruth and her work: POV: Governor Baker Should Not Be Afraid to Set Dying Prisoners Free, https://www.bu.edu/articles/2019/pov-governor-baker-should-not-be-afraid-to-set-dying-prisoners-free-2/ Cement Head’s last fight: He was denied parole six times — until he was about to become a Covid-19 statistic, https://www.statnews.com/2021/04/14/deathbed-double-standard-its-hard-to-get-released-on-medical-parole-unless-you-have-covid19/ Massachusetts high court rules younger adults cannot be sentenced to life without parole, https://whdh.com/news/massachusetts-high-court-rules-younger-adults-cannot-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/Learn more about Jessica Henry at www.jessicahenryjustice.com

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