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BINJ Investigative Features

ELIZA DEWEY

Has The Inhumane And Costly Massachusetts Prison Health Care System Improved Under New Management?

The state’s last prison health care contract brought despair and congressional scrutiny. Our investigation indicates that the new vendor is off to a troubling start.

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ELIZA DEWEY July 10, 2025
ANDREW QUEMERE

“Ain’t Nobody Helping Me.” More Calls For Reforms To Massachusetts Wrongful Conviction Compensation Law

Legal advocates have said the Massachusetts system for compensating victims of wrongful convictions is unfair. Here’s their plan to fix it.

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ANDREW QUEMERE July 2, 2025
JACK GORSLINE

Whistleblowers Claim 2024 Psychedelics Ballot Initiative Violated Campaign Finance Laws

Two staffers of the Yes on 4 psychedelics ballot initiative in Massachusetts filed complaints alleging violations of campaign finance law.

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JACK GORSLINE June 18, 2025
JEAN TROUNSTINE

Why Is The Parole Board On The Governor’s Back Burner?

Prisoner rights advocates say outgoing Massachusetts Parole Board Chair Tina Hurley was dedicated and effective. So why is she leaving and who will replace her?

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JEAN TROUNSTINE May 22, 2025
ANDREW QUEMERE

“They Took My Life Away For Nothing.”

James Carver spent 36 years in prison after he was convicted of setting one of the deadliest fires in Massachusetts history. But after reviewing new scientific evidence, a judge set him free.

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ANDREW QUEMERE May 14, 2025
JONATHAN GERHARDSON

Mass Municipalities Are Sitting On Millions Meant To Mitigate The Opioid Scourge

In some cases, our investigation found cities and towns using opioid abatement dollars to fund law enforcement

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JONATHAN GERHARDSON April 15, 2025
DANA FORSYTHE

Massachusetts Cops Are Increasingly Monitoring Drones, But At What Cost?

As police and civilian drone usage climbs despite a lack of clear guidelines and changing rules, authorities, advocates, and amateurs struggle to keep a close watch on each other Although drones are seemingly suddenly everywhere these days, they have been floating above us for more than a century, and actually

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DANA FORSYTHE March 26, 2025
CHRIS FARAONE

Massachusetts Legislators Seek Outside Counsel To Thwart Audit, Will Of Voters

Taxpayers will foot the bill for lawmakers to resist deep audit overwhelmingly approved last election Bay State voters faced a simple and straightforward choice this past November—either endorse institutional opacity as usual, or force elected leaders to relinquish the cloak of immunity their offices have enjoyed since short guys in

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CHRIS FARAONE February 9, 2025
ADAM SENNOTT

Massachusetts State Police Seek Help Accessing Y2K-Era Data Storage

The agency’s crime lab needs to extract data from disks that first came on the market in 1996—but what for?

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ADAM SENNOTT January 22, 2025
DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN

Eternal Shuttle: The Cost And Inconvenience Of MBTA Track Repair In Photos

It’s clear that the MBTA is already looking past its shuttle costs, which according to bid documents are expected to run approximately $250 million over five years. This is a documentation of what Greater Bostonians endured during track repairs.

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DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN November 25, 2024
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