Q: Dave, you are the Executive Director of Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts. What does the organization do, day-to-day? Prisoners’ Legal Services (PLS) is the state-wide legal services provider for people held by our fourteen county sheriffs and the state Department of Correction (DOC). Our role is to protect the civil rights of people incarcerated across the Commonwealth and make sure the conditions of their confinement follow our laws. We also advocate strongly fo