BOSTON - Massachusetts judges would have new discretion over whether to impose fees on probationers under a budget rider adopted by the Senate in a 31-7 vote Thursday."We need to make it possible for people to get back on their feet, get out of the system, start living their normal life," Sen. William Brownsberger, co-chairman of the Judiciary Committee, told the News Service after the vote.Brownsberger said judges now can waive probation fees if they make a "written finding of [...]
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