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BINJ ONLINE

THE MOST READ BINJ FEATURES OF 2019

It’s important to celebrate the stories that really caught the attention of the public, in some cases not just in Greater Boston but far away from our home base as well.

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BINJ ONLINE December 26, 2019
SARA SELEVITCH

THE QUIET ONE

40 years ago this month, Fred Clay was arrested for a crime he didn’t commit. After 38 years behind bars, he’s telling his story and writing another chapter.

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SARA SELEVITCH November 26, 2019
MAYA SHAFFER

THE WESTERN MASS POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS HOSTED TWO-DOZEN EVENTS AT CHICK-FIL-A

“They are a great company. They do great work here. End of discussion.”

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MAYA SHAFFER November 4, 2019
DIEGO MARCANO

RETHINKING REENTRY

In a state that sets up former inmates for failure, this program offers hope through education and more 

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DIEGO MARCANO October 30, 2019
BINJ ONLINE

BINJ SELECTED FOR SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK ‘RENEWING DEMOCRACY’ GRANT, EXPANDS SCOPE OF PRISON & PAROLE REPORTING

BINJ is examining how grassroots campaigns in Massachusetts and elsewhere are challenging policies related to parole, fighting to reduce the number of people sentenced to life without parole, and in many cases, having success and creating real change.

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BINJ ONLINE October 23, 2019
BINJ ONLINE

BINJ ED DIRECTOR DISCUSSES STATE POLICE INVESTIGATION ON BLOOMBERG RADIO

In addition to appearing in DigBoston, the article has also been published by our frequent partners at the Shoestring in Western Mass, and it will also run in the upcoming issue of the Bay State Banner.

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BINJ ONLINE October 16, 2019
CHRIS FARAONE

REAL TROOPERS & BEEPER DAYS

Consultants told Mass State Police how to avoid turmoil. The department ignored the advice and spent the following two decades spiraling toward boundless corruption.

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CHRIS FARAONE October 10, 2019
BINJ ONLINE

BINJ PARTNERS WITH OUTLETS ACROSS THE US FOR COVER STORY ON FENTANYL CRISIS

Our team is dedicated to covering the opioid scourge through our F.I.G.H.T. Opiates program, and since these drugs are ripping through communities everywhere, we have been working to disseminate our reporting as far and wide as possible.

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BINJ ONLINE October 10, 2019
CHRIS FARAONE

FENTANYL IN THE FAMILY

Ben Westhoff’s dive into the ‘deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic’ is the most frightening book of the year, and it’s mandatory reading

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CHRIS FARAONE September 3, 2019
CHRIS FARAONE

THERE’S MUCH MORE TO THE MASS STATE POLICE SCANDAL THAN IS BEING REPORTED

“Pullman, Lynch and others were also allegedly involved in a scheme to defraud two different companies that sought to do business with the Commonwealth.”

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CHRIS FARAONE August 21, 2019
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