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CHRIS FARAONE

No Opioid Settlement Funds Going To Massachusetts Prisons

The commonwealth will receive more than a billion dollars for opioid remediation—none of it is for the state’s most vulnerable drug-dependent population

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CHRIS FARAONE October 7, 2025
ELIZA DEWEY

Boston Police Deployed 71 Drone Flights Over Caribbean Carnival

New records obtained by BINJ also confirm that BPD flew a drone over this year’s Dominican Parade

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ELIZA DEWEY October 2, 2025
JACOB SCHLES

This Company Paid Massachusetts Opioid Settlement Funds, And Has Had Millions In State Contracts Since

The consulting giant McKinsey continued its work advising Mass on healthcare and other matters after paying for “illegal and dangerous partnership with Purdue Pharma”

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JACOB SCHLES September 21, 2025
ELIZA DEWEY

Parole Board Questions Dying Prisoner On 30-Year-Old Murder, Not His Health

For James Ware, an extremely ill Department of Correction prisoner, a final chance at release after medical parole denial

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ELIZA DEWEY September 17, 2025
CHRIS FARAONE

New BINJ Reporting On Drones And Police Accountability

New reporting by Eliza Dewey asks if Boston police are sharing surveillance data with federal immigration officials

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CHRIS FARAONE September 11, 2025
JEAN TROUNSTINE

The Battle Over The Newest Member Of The Massachusetts Parole Board

Will former chief parole supervisor Angelo Gomez help or hurt the overburdened board? Some say he is “the right man” and dedicated to “support not surveillance.” Others question his priorities.

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JEAN TROUNSTINE July 31, 2025
BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM

New Major Investigation Into Massachusetts Prison Health Care

Last year, Massachusetts declined to renew its contract with the prison health care provider Wellpath. The company was hit with more than 1,500 lawsuits nationwide for alleged medical negligence or wrongful death of prisoners, and Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey had scrutinized the vendor over reports of poor care in

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BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM July 24, 2025
BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM

New BINJ Collaboration With The Appeal

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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BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM 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
BINJ ONLINE

THE BEST OF BINJ: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING

From the best reporting you will find on the Massachusetts Governor’s Council to coverage of contractors who had big paydays during the pandemic

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BINJ ONLINE December 11, 2024
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