She Worked One of the Real Cases Behind “True Detective.” She Says We Still Haven’t Learned Its Lessons.
Lisa Waddell / ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Mara Leveritt looks back on her time covering the West Memphis Three case, she is reminded of her favorite quote from Joseph Conrad: “The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.” In…
Use of Force in California State Juvenile Detention Facilities Has Jumped Threefold Since Court Monitoring Ended
zodebala/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In 2016, California’s state agency for juvenile justice seemed to be experiencing an upward swing. After more than a decade of court monitoring, mandated as part of a lawsuit over the abuse of youth detainees, poor medical care, and a lack of rehabilitative programs…
New Lawsuit Details Allegations of Violence, Illegal Searches During ICE Raid
A demonstration in New York City in February 2017 to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement raidsErik Mcgregor/Pacific Press/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In April 2018, employees at a meatpacking plant in small-town Tennessee had just started what seemed like a normal day at work when they were suddenly rushed by…
The UN Is Investigating the US for Potential Human Rights Violations. Trump Is Stonewalling.
President Trump makes a video call to service members at the White House on December 25, 2018.Zach Gibson/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Trump administration is no longer cooperating with United Nations investigators tasked with keeping an eye on human rights violations in the United States, according to a Friday…
The Supreme Court Said No More Life Without Parole for Kids. Why Is Antonio Espree One of the Few to Get Out of Prison?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On the morning of his 47th birthday, his first outside prison in three decades, Antonio Espree wakes up around 5 a.m. It’s a cool February day in Phoenix, still dark outside, and his cousin Marlon Bailey is asleep on a bed about an arm’s reach…
Here Are the People Trump Said the Death Penalty Should Be Used Against This Year
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.Andrew Harnik/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Over the last year, President Donald Trump has repeatedly emphasized the death penalty in televised speeches, statements, and tweets. Sometimes, it was invoked in reference to certain groups, like drug dealers; other times, the president applied it to a specific…