Class-Action Lawsuit Filed in Jamaica Plain Drug Lab Scandal

“Charging defendants, many of whom struggle to make ends meet, all sorts of costs and fees to fill the coffers of the Commonwealth and run the criminal justice systems is bad policy with harmful consequences,” Northampton attorney Luke Ryan said in a statement. “Refusing to refund money, to pay for uncompensated labor, and to return seized property to people who were wrongfully convicted is even worse — it is against the law.”