Paul Burns stands outside of College Bound Dorchester in Samoset Street, after a study session. Photo courtesy of College Bound Dorchester. In a state that sets up former inmates for failure, this program offers hope through education and … [Read more...]
BINJ SELECTED FOR SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM NETWORK ‘RENEWING DEMOCRACY’ GRANT, EXPANDS SCOPE OF PRISON & PAROLE REPORTING
We have been fans and close observers of the Solutions Journalism Network’s approach to reporting for some time. Though not every project we produce calls for such an approach, many of our values at BINJ align with the mission and goals put … [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...]
BINJ REPORTING HIGHLIGHTED NATIONALLY
It's never easy to get the word out about our stories as a small local reporting incubator, especially since Facebook has been blocking us from boosting posts due to what the social media site claims is the overly political nature of our work. That's … [Read more...]
THE FIGHT FOR LIFE
The Bay State has a fraught history of sentencing people to serve life without parole. Now lawmakers have a chance to end the bad deal Beacon Hill made to trade the death penalty for natural life sentences. In 1997, after a string of gruesome … [Read more...]