On January 15, 2025, Rep. Steven Owens (Cambridge and Watertown) proposed HD 3054, An Act Exonerating Certain Individuals Accused of Witchcraft in Colonial Massachusetts. This legislation will clear the names of 8 individuals convicted of witchcraft in Boston and all others accused of witchcraft in Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts Witch Hunt Justice Project supports this legislation, because it is important to learn from past injustices like the witch trials, so we eventually stop panicking in the same ways when we are faced with great fear. See our full Reasons to Support Exoneration for Those Accused of Witchcraft in Massachusetts.
Show your support for this legislation by signing our petition and by writing or calling your legislators.