Trump Just Bragged About Criminal Justice Reform. Look Closer at How His Administration Is Undoing It.
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on on Tuesday, as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi watch. Patrick Semansky/AP During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump praised himself for his work on criminal justice reform. “Our roaring economy has…
How These Jail Officials Profit From Selling E-Cigarettes to Inmates
The vapor cloud produced by a man with an e-cigarette in London. Yui Mok/ZUMA This story was published originally by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power, and the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like…
A Former Coast Guard Lieutenant Gets 13 Years After Plotting to Kill Liberals
Hasson’s weapons stockpile.Maryland U.S. District Attorney/AP On Friday, Christopher Hasson, a 50-year-old Maryland man, was convicted and sentenced to 13 years in prison for various drug and gun charges after drafting a hit list targeting popular left-leaning media personalities and Democratic politicians. Hasson, a former Coast Guard lieutenant who described himself as a white nationalist, was…
How Corporate Lawyers Made It Harder to Punish Companies That Destroy Electronic Evidence
A ProPublica analysis shows the rate at which judges issue penalties for destroying evidence has fallen by more than half.absolut_100/Getty This story was published originally by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica‘s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they…
Van Jones Isn’t Ready to Give Up on Finding Common Ground With Trump
Mark Wilson/Getty As the Senate impeachment trail gets underway, lawmakers are sticking closely to the marching orders for their chosen tribe. Partisanship hangs over the nation, heavier than ever. But Van Jones says he hasn’t give up on meaningful bi-partisan cooperation. The CNN star worked in the Obama White House as the “Green Jobs Czar”,…
Immigrant Kids Were Restrained to Chairs With Bags Over Their Heads at a Juvenile Hall in Virginia
An 18-year-old Honduran who said he suffered abuse inside a Virginia immigration detention facility stands in front of a window in San Francisco. Eric Risberg, File/AP Antonio was tired of people calling him names. Staff members at the Virginia juvenile hall where he was held would call him pendejo and “onion head,” he said. After…