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How street medics bolster protests in more ways than you may realize Throughout 2020, crowds took to the streets to protest the police. This week, with the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Wednesday, there will…

PRISON HORRORS BY THE NUMBERS

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NO RELIEF IN SIGHT

In a COVID winter, it’s harder than ever to find a public bathroom in Boston. What’s the city doing about it? Anyone who has spent time in downtown Boston can likely relate to the struggle of needing a…

SPECIAL FOLLOW-UP FEATURE: NUCLEAR FAMILY

Operation Crossroads nuclear test | Image via Library of Congress For some with personal connections to past mistakes, the consequences of unfettered ingenuity are no more easily ignored than mushroom clouds on the horizon In early February, shortly…

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The Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism produces bold investigative reporting that challenges powerful interests and lifts up the voices of marginalized people. BINJ publishes high-quality journalism by experienced reporters as well as talented and highly motivated college students whom we train and mentor. Our reporting and analysis fills the gaps left by the mainstream media in Greater Boston and throughout Massachusetts, focusing on prisons, policing, surveillance, housing, the environment, arts, media and other critical issues facing our city and state.

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