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South Bay Guards Killed Shacoby Kenny Last December. Why Are They Still Working?

BINJ is providing a fuller description of those events here based on the accounts of two witnesses, in order to inform the public about the extent of mob violence that witnesses say the guards used throughout the incident.

ELIZA DEWEY October 5, 2026

Prosecuted By The DA, Exonerated By DNA: Tommy Rosa’s Story Of Wrongful Incarceration In Mass

“Tommy was just 24 years old [when he was charged with the murder] … He had a young son and another on the way. He had enlisted in the military and had never been arrested for a crime of violence.

ANDREW QUEMERE September 27, 2026

The Invisible Registry: Why Mass Remains A National Outlier In Missing Persons Transparency

This is the second installment in a series on the shocking lack of standards around cases that involve missing children in Massachusetts.

AVANTI NAMBIAR September 24, 2026

New England Was Promised ‘Up To 20’ Mini-Pitches With The World Cup. How’s That Going?

Ahead of the 2026 World Cup, local organizers promised up to 20 new mini-pitches for youth soccer across New England. Post-tournament, only half of those facilities are in place, leaving local communities waiting until spring 2027 for the rest of the legacy project to materialize.

CHRIS FARAONE September 16, 2026

World Cup Grant Documents Indicate Lack Of Transparency On Security Spending

A new batch of government documents, obtained through a public information request from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, starts to clarify how tens of millions of federal tax dollars flowed through Mass for safety and law enforcement.

CHRIS FARAONE AND EAMON CORBO September 3, 2026

Documenting The Surge In Harassment Of Vulnerable Young Adults In Harvard Square

Unhoused Trans Women Describe Systemic Targeting, Excessive Restraints, and Unnecessary Warrant Searches in Harvard Square

MILA HALGREN August 27, 2026

Video: Demonstrators At South Bay Call For Justice In Shacoby Kenny Killing

The latest on the escalating situation in the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department

ELIZA DEWEY August 20, 2026

Nearly 50 Massachusetts Beaches Are Currently Closed. This is Why.

How the commonwealth determines beach closures, from Quincy to Adams

THIERRY BARBOSA August 6, 2026

Redemption Song: The Gray Area Of Onyx White’s Freedom

Paroled after serving time for murder, Onyx White was making art and speaking to youth about reentry—until a baseless highway stop blocked his path forward. This is his comeback story: the sequel.

GABRIEL O'HARA SALINI July 30, 2026

Massachusetts Lawmakers Have Stalled On Missing Children Protections For Decades

From New England to the Southwest, the Bay State is an outlier when it comes to tracking and protecting missing children

AVANTI NAMBIAR July 21, 2026