Where’s the transparency? A fired-up state representative is asking that question after the Massachusetts Department of Correction refuses to divulge the names of the inmates who received payouts from a $6 million class-action lawsuit, the state’s largest settlement last year.
State Rep. Michael Soter says he’s considering filing a bill to “open the doors to transparency” when it comes to publicly funded settlements after DOC refused to give the prisoners’ names.
The Herald had filed a public records request about the state’s biggest settlement, requesting the names of the 150 inmates who received payouts — and the specific settlement amounts for each inmate…