Use of force reports from the Hampden County Correctional Center reveal disproportionate use of chemical force against prisoners with psychiatric disabilities In a video posted on Masslive last year, Sgt. Joseph Celetti, a Hampden … [Read more...]
FEATURE FOLLOW-UP: THE ROAD TO ZERO
PHOTO BY DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN Despite a relative win for recycling workers, living wage advocates pledge to keep on fighting Boston’s plan to achieve “zero waste” by 2050 has drawn plenty of attention for its flashy prospects. What’s been … [Read more...]
MAKING FOIA WORK: THE METHODS AND DESIGN BEHIND OUR INVESTIGATION INTO GUN PROCUREMENT IN MASS
Almost a year ago, our team at BINJ began working with Emerson College’s Department of Journalism, MuckRock, and the Engagement Lab on a multipart public information-driven collaborative investigation into weapons use and procurement in … [Read more...]
MORE DYSFUNCTION THAN DIVERSITY
Who oversees parole in Mass? What motivates decisions? Does the outcome help the Commonwealth? Will the addition of another career prosecutor tilt the Mass parole board away from second chances? It was quite a show in Room 157 of the … [Read more...]
LITTLE HOUSE EMISSARIES
From Martha’s Vineyard to Boston to Los Angeles, the small home movement struggles for acceptance at the end of the road “That’s definitely tiny.” Mike Mitchell is standing outside of a blue cottage with scalloped roof trimming … [Read more...]