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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

BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM July 24, 2025

BINJ SEEKS REPORTING, MARKETING INTERNS

Fall internship cohort to start in mid-September, apply today!

JASON PRAMAS September 8, 2023

BINJ LAUNCHES HORIZONMASS, NEW STATEWIDE NEWS OUTLET

Digital publication run by interns, freelancers, and staff—friends old and new

JASON PRAMAS August 17, 2023

SUPPORT INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN MASSACHUSETTS

This #GivingTuesday, Help BINJ With a Donation—Matched Dollar for Dollar Up to $1,000 With Giving Tuesday—the unofficial holiday dedicated to donating to nonprofit organizations—upon us, we thought we should address a much broader audience than we normally do in our big annual fundraising appeal for the Boston Institute for Nonprofit

CHRIS FARAONE AND JASON PRAMAS November 29, 2022

EDITORIAL: SHIRA LAUCHAROEN SAYS GOODBYE

After a wonderful year serving Somerville, the reporter begins new steps Ever since I began my work as assistant director of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, I knew that I should be prepared for the unexpected. This local news project, the Somerville Wire, a publication of BINJ’s Somerville News

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN April 12, 2022

SOMERVILLE WIRE: May 25, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Artwork at the Kensington Underpass, a supervised consumption site meeting, and Somerville joins the State’s reopening plan.

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN May 25, 2021

JULIA TALIESIN TO LEAVE THE SOMERVILLE JOURNAL

The dedicated local reporter will be moving on to work for Boston.com

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN May 11, 2021

SOMERVILLE WIRE: April 20, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

The reopening process continues, Bluebikes offer free rides to vaccine appointments, and the Somerville Arts Council makes spaces available to artists.

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN April 20, 2021

SOMERVILLE WIRE: March 30, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Denise Molina Capers appointed as City’s first racial and social justice director, a Civilian Oversight meeting, and a vaccination clinic for veterans.

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 30, 2021

POLS, ADVOCATES RESPOND TO MCGRATH HIGHWAY PLAN

Leaders and community members call for more change to MassDOT’s design.

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 23, 2021