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JASON PRAMAS

INDYMASS: FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A biweekly roundup of articles from the Massachusetts independent press

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JASON PRAMAS February 16, 2024
DAN ATKINSON

STINGRAYS, SIMULATORS, SURVEILLANCE, AND SILVERADOS

How Massachusetts State Police are using the opioid crisis to pursue “profound and dangerous erosions of privacy and civil liberties”

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DAN ATKINSON February 6, 2024
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JASON PRAMAS

INDYMASS: FEBRUARY 2, 2024

A biweekly roundup of articles from the Massachusetts independent press

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JASON PRAMAS February 2, 2024
JEAN TROUNSTINE

A “NEW HOPE”

What the Mattis decision means for parole in Massachusetts—unprecedented opportunities for release from life sentences, updated trainings for attorneys, and a big shift in the system

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JEAN TROUNSTINE February 1, 2024
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JASON PRAMAS

INDYMASS: JANUARY 19, 2024

A new regular roundup of articles from the Massachusetts independent press

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JASON PRAMAS January 19, 2024
DAN ATKINSON & JEAN TROUNSTINE

PROFITS OVER PRISONERS?

While Massachusetts seeks a contractor to provide healthcare services for people in state prisons, advocates are pushing for stronger oversight of private operators as incarcerated people describe “deplorable” neglect and mistreatment By Dan Atkinson and Jean Trounstine For the past six years, Massachusetts has paid more than half-a-billion dollars to

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DAN ATKINSON & JEAN TROUNSTINE January 12, 2024
ADAM SENNOTT

50 YEARS OF HOMELESS ADVOCACY IN CAMBRIDGE

An interview with First Church Shelter Director Jim Stewart

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ADAM SENNOTT January 9, 2024
JASON PRAMAS

BINJ’S 2023 HOLIDAY FUNDRAISING DRIVE WAS A SMASHING SUCCESS

Thanks to strong support from our amazing readers

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JASON PRAMAS January 5, 2024
Ex-pool shark Aidan Lees, 25, in the final round of the Monday night tournament at Pockets Billiards Club in East Boston. Photo by Bryan Liu. Copyright 2023 Bryan Liu.
BRYAN LIU

OFF THE DEEP END: AIDEN LEES, REFORMED POOL SHARK

Making the scene at the Pockets Billiards Club in Eastie

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BRYAN LIU January 5, 2024
JACK GORSLINE

PROVINCETOWN VOTES TO DECRIMINALIZE PSYCHEDELICS

“Our town is now leading the way for affordable access to plant medicine and is setting an example for our state.”

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JACK GORSLINE December 18, 2023
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