Federal Prison Took Nine Months to Investigate Reality Winner’s Abuse Claim
The NSA whistleblower says she was threatened by a guard after making a report of abuse.
Justice
Illinois Will End Cash Bail — and Limit Use of High-Tech Incarceration
Reformers typically propose predictive algorithms and electronic monitoring as alternatives to money bail. Illinois is different.
The War on Immigrants
Watchdog Report on “Zero Tolerance” Leads to Calls for Prosecutions, Reparations
The DOJ inspector general’s report, issued Thursday, was silent on the morality of the Trump administration’s family separation policy.
DOJ Is Considering Charging Capitol Rioters With Seditious Conspiracy, Felony Murder
As officials promise to bring harsh charges, advocates warn that we can’t “prosecute or jail our way out of a burgeoning fascist movement.”
Out for Blood
Dustin Higgs, the Last Man to Be Executed in Terre Haute, Maintains His Innocence
Higgs was sentenced to death for his role in a triple murder. A key witness later said the government’s case was “bullshit.”
Thousands of U.S. Public Housing Residents Live in the Country's Most Polluted Places
More than 9,000 public housing properties are within a mile of a federal Superfund site.
In Wake of Capitol Riot, GOP Legislatures “Rebrand” Old Anti-BLM Protest Laws
Three states introduced anti-protest laws since the Capitol insurrection — part of a wider push to criminalize dissent.
Out for Blood
Dispatches From Trump's Killing Spree
Lisa Montgomery was executed early Wednesday as part of a wave of federal executions in the final months of the Trump administration.
Out for Blood
Trump’s Execution Spree Is Not About Him. It’s About Us.
The killings in Terre Haute may look like an aberration, but they are part of a violent tradition that Americans have long accepted.
The Coronavirus Crisis
New York’s Prison Transfers Increased Covid-19 Risk for Sick, Elderly Men
A new lawsuit accuses state officials of “deliberate indifference” for prison transfers that defy public health recommendations.