Maura Healey: “For far too long, our laws allowed the clock to run out on…”

“I want everyone on notice about this once and for all. We're going to start doing something different in Massachusetts today. There's also a second change that we're making now. For far too long, our laws allowed the clock to run out on unresolved cases, and facts have eventually been brought to light by DNA evidence. But as our excellent district attorneys will tell us, incredibly frustrating for them and their team teams that with the advances in science and technology and knowing the facts, because …” (06:30–06:46)

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