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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
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
BINJ ONLINE

ARLINGTON FOLLOW-UP: SQUANDERED JUSTICE

Public information requests reveal Arlington’s behind-the-scenes response to police controversy

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BINJ ONLINE August 8, 2019
SETH KERSHNER

HAMPDEN COUNTY’S PEPPER SPRAY PROBLEM

Use of force reports from the Hampden County Correctional Center reveal disproportionate use of chemical force against prisoners with psychiatric disabilities

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SETH KERSHNER July 3, 2019
BINJ ONLINE

MAKING FOIA WORK: THE METHODS AND DESIGN BEHIND OUR INVESTIGATION INTO GUN PROCUREMENT IN MASS

A single convenient clearinghouse for all of the material we produced—from links to features in English and Spanish, to a detailed Participatory Design Process Book

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BINJ ONLINE June 25, 2019
BINJ ONLINE

BINJ RESTORATIVE JUSTICE STORY ON NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS

An Arlington, Massachusetts police lieutenant who was put on paid leave after writing a column filled with controversial statements about violence, immigrants and more is back on the job after going through a “restorative justice” program. Independent journalist Laura Kiesel joins Sue to talk about what this means and why she doesn’t agree with the program.

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BINJ ONLINE June 17, 2019
LAURA KIESEL

RESTORATIVE RUCKUS

Arlington’s attempt to mitigate a police department controversy causes more distress for some concerned residents

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LAURA KIESEL June 12, 2019
BINJ ONLINE

FIRE SALE FINALE: BIG BANG THEORY

Gun laws, limits, and licensing in Mass—in perception and reality

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BINJ ONLINE May 8, 2019
EOIN HIGGINS

ONLY TIME AND TAPE WILL TELL

Will New Bedford finally find out what happened to Malcolm Gracia?

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EOIN HIGGINS January 16, 2019
JONATHAN RILEY

KILL WHITEY

In this special throwback, reporter Jon Riley looks back at why the government may have wanted Bulger dead more than anyone else

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JONATHAN RILEY December 19, 2018
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