In 2012, Marjorie Decker was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 25th Middlesex District, including parts of the Cambridge neighborhoods of West, North, Riverside, Cambridgeport and mid-Cambridge. Representative Decker is both humbled and proud to serve the diverse and vibrant citizens of Cambridge and help to make it the strongest community it can be.
This session, the Legislature passed comprehensive criminal justice reform to address the criminalization of poverty, cruel and antiquated sentencing, youth empowerment, and many other issues. We repealed many mandatory minimum sentences, ensured that a defendant’s financial resources will be considered when setting bail, and strengthened data collection across the criminal justice system. My amendment language to ensure juvenile offenders could have their records expunged was adopted giving them a fairer chance entering adulthood.This session, we repealed many mandatory minimum sentences, ensured that a defendant’s financial resources will be considered when setting bail, and strengthened data collection across the criminal justice system.