News broke this morning, via the Department of Justice US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, that “former President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts (SPAM) [Dana Pullman] and the union’s former … [Read more...]
CASE OPEN (A FIRE SALE FOLLOW-UP)
Connecticut high court ruling opens up Mass gun seller to Newtown lawsuit Despite being home to a number of firearm makers and gun sellers with whom weapons of war originate, Massachusetts isn’t often mentioned in the wake of massacres … [Read more...]
RIGHTS, CAMERAS, EXTRACTIONS
Hampshire County has the most violent small jail in the state, and one of the least transparent At the county lockup in Northampton, corrections officers have been involved in a number of violent altercations with inmates over the past two … [Read more...]
ARC OF THE MORAL UNIVERSE
Mass State Police and local law enforcement have spent millions amassing an arsenal of Tasers, but there’s minimal accountability for those doing the purchasing, or for those doing the tasing BY CHRIS FARAONE, CELINE GARCÍA, ANNIKA HOM, … [Read more...]
ASSIST OUR INVESTIGATION INTO GUN SALES IN MASS
For more than a year, the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism has examined hundreds of state purchasing agreements, for everything from heavy crime-fighting equipment to consumables for laser printers. Along the way, we also teamed up with … [Read more...]