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IT’S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN POLICE RECORDS IN MASS. WILL THAT EVER CHANGE?

For anybody trying to get public information on police in Mass, there are several stumbling blocks, any number of which stymied USA Today.

MAYA SHAFFER June 20, 2020

AG HEALEY’S OFFICE BLOCKS ACCOUNTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SHIELDS BAD ACTORS ACROSS STATE

Now records we have received from Healey’s shed light on why her office may be avoiding the issue—her office is also guilty of the same kind of questionable social media management.

MAYA SHAFFER February 26, 2020

FEATURE FOLLOW-UP: COP BLOCK

While there have indeed been formal requests made for public information and several articles written about CPD misconduct, it is news to us that we are on the “attack.”

MAYA SHAFFER January 15, 2020