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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
ELIZA DEWEY

Has The Inhumane And Costly Massachusetts Prison Health Care System Improved Under New Management?

The state’s last prison health care contract brought despair and congressional scrutiny. Our investigation indicates that the new vendor is off to a troubling start.

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ELIZA DEWEY July 10, 2025
ANDREW QUEMERE

“Ain’t Nobody Helping Me.” More Calls For Reforms To Massachusetts Wrongful Conviction Compensation Law

Legal advocates have said the Massachusetts system for compensating victims of wrongful convictions is unfair. Here’s their plan to fix it.

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ANDREW QUEMERE July 2, 2025
JEAN TROUNSTINE

Why Is The Parole Board On The Governor’s Back Burner?

Prisoner rights advocates say outgoing Massachusetts Parole Board Chair Tina Hurley was dedicated and effective. So why is she leaving and who will replace her?

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JEAN TROUNSTINE May 22, 2025
ANDREW QUEMERE

“They Took My Life Away For Nothing.”

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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ANDREW QUEMERE May 14, 2025
CHRIS FARAONE

Remembering Arnie King, Who Chronicled The Lives Of Those Dying In Prison

Arnold Leroy King, iconic prisoner rights advocate, fought for “lack of commutations being granted to exceptional and deserving individuals who are aging in the state’s overcrowded prison system.”

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CHRIS FARAONE February 27, 2025
DANA FORSYTHE

Organizers, Lawmakers Propose “Clean Slate” For Eligible Past Offenders 

Legislation would create “modern, automated system to seal Criminal Offender Record Information” (CORIs), clearing barriers to housing, employment, and more

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DANA FORSYTHE January 12, 2025
Wrongful Conviction Compensation Massachusetts
BINJ ONLINE

New BINJ Feature On Wrongful Conviction Compensation

Nearly a hundred people have been exonerated by state and federal courts in Massachusetts since 1989. “Together, they spent more than 1,341 years imprisoned for crimes they did not commit.”

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BINJ ONLINE November 8, 2024
JEAN TROUNSTINE

Is Philip Chism’s Sentence Unlawful? Lawyers Raise New Questions In Appeal Before Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Attorneys argue: “Because the non-homicide sentences govern when [Chism] is eligible for parole, he can’t see the Parole Board for 40 years where it would be 30 years at most for any juvenile sentenced to first-degree murder.”

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JEAN TROUNSTINE October 29, 2024
ANDREW QUEMERE

Compensation For Wrongful Convictions In Massachusetts: The Fight For Justice And Reform

The challenges for those seeking wrongful conviction compensation in Massachusetts, the push for reform, and the impact on exonerees. This is how advocates are fighting to remove the $1 million cap and improve the justice system.

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ANDREW QUEMERE October 28, 2024
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