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Oil and Water

A TigerSwan Employee Quietly Registered a New Business in Louisiana After the State Denied the Security Firm a License to Operate

Alleen Brown, Will Parrish

- Mar. 30, 2018

The company notorious for surveilling pipeline opponents at Standing Rock was pursuing a contract to guard Louisiana’s Bayou Bridge pipeline.

Raymondville, UNITED STATES: Detainees wait to be processed inside Homeland Security's Willacy Detention Center, a facility with 10 giant tents that can house up to 2000 detained illegal immigrants, 10 May 2007 in Raymondville, Texas. The 65 million USD facility was constructed as part of Secure Border Initative last July and now where many of the former "catch and release" illegals are detained for processing. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

The War on Immigrants

Week of Hell: Dozens of African Detainees Allege Serial Abuse and Hate Crimes at Notorious Private Immigration Jail

Ryan Devereaux, Jose Olivares, Maryam Saleh

- Mar. 24, 2018

The reported abuses, which happened over seven days, were so severe that complaints of hate crimes have been forwarded to the FBI.

A federal corrections officer looks on while holding a weapon inside the prison while protestors sit in front of the main entrance of the Metropolitan Detention Center while demanding the freedom of jailed pro-independence activist Oscar Lopez Rivera in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Monday, July 8, 2013. Lopez was sentenced to 55 years after his conviction in 1981 on charges that included seditious conspiracy, use of force to commit robbery and interstate transportation of firearms as a member of the ultranationalist Armed Forces of National Liberation in a struggle for independence from the U.S. for the Caribbean island. He received an additional 15 years in 1988 after he was convicted of conspiring to escape from prison in Leavenworth, Kansas. Former President Bill Clinton offered in 1999 to release Lopez and 13 other Puerto Rican nationalists as part of what was at the time a politically sensitive clemency deal. Under the deal, Lopez would have had to serve 10 more years in prison. He rejected the offer because it did not include two comrades who have since been released. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

Puerto Rico Wants to Cut the Cost of Incarcerating People by Shipping Them Off the Island

Alice Speri

- Mar. 23, 2018

This is not the first time Puerto Rico’s government has sought to outsource prisons. Previous attempts ended in rights abuses and riots.

“Environmental Extremism” or Necessary Response to Climate Emergency? Pipeline Shutdown Trials Pit Activists Against the Oil Industry

Alleen Brown

- Mar. 21, 2018

Climate activists turned the valve wheels on five tar sands pipelines in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Washington state to stop the flow of oil.

ORANGE, TX - SEPTEMBER 05: Members of the Texas National Guard drive through the streets of Orange as Texas slowly moves toward recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey on September 5, 2017 in Orange, Texas. Almost a week after Hurricane Harvey ravaged parts of the state, some neighborhoods still remained flooded and without electricity. While downtown Houston is returning to business, thousands continue to live in shelters, hotels and other accommodations as they contemplate their future. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Oil and Water

From North Dakota to Puerto Rico, Controversial Security Firm Profits From Oil Protests and Climate Disasters

Alleen Brown

- Mar. 12, 2018

TigerSwan, the mercenary security firm that worked to suppress the NoDAPL movement, is promoting its disaster response efforts in Houston and Puerto Rico.

FILE-- The William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala., March 15, 2016. Tommy Arthur is being held at the facility and is scheduled to be executed on May 25, 2017. Arthur was first sentenced to death in 1983. Now on his eighth date, if Arthur, 75, is executed, his death will come one week after the Legislature gave final approval to a plan to reduce the length of appeals in capital cases. (Jeff Haller/The New York Times)

Another Failed Execution: the Torture of Doyle Lee Hamm

Liliana Segura

- Mar. 3, 2018

Just months after Ohio failed to kill 69-year-old Alva Campbell, Alabama tried for two and a half hours to execute Hamm, a man with terminal cancer.

Scott Eustis, a community science director for the Gulf Restoration Network, speaks before a hearing in federal court in New Orleans, LA., Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. A consortium of environmental groups sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to halt construction of a pipeline through a river swamp in South Louisiana. The Bayou Bridge pipeline is designed to be the final segment of a pipeline network connecting the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota with Louisiana refineries and export terminals. (AP Photo/Michael Kunzelman)

“The Scales Are Tipped”: Emails Show Louisiana’s Close Relationship With Oil Industry, Monitoring of Pipeline Opponents

Alleen Brown

- Mar. 1, 2018

The state’s relationship with Energy Transfer Partners stands in stark contrast to its lack of engagement with activists opposing the Bayou Bridge pipeline.

A fleet is buses is parked at the back of Brentwood High School after a hectic day. The demand of buses increased considerably after the murders of Nisa Mickens and Kayla Cuevas, with parents who wouldn't let their kids walk to school. "Since then, I always have to take the bus. I miss walking home," said Madeline Diaz, a friend of Nisa. Even after the indictments against 13 people on charges of gang affiliation, and over 140 people detained on suspicions of MS-13 affiliation, her family still worries constantly.***Brentwood, New York, was shocked after two teenage girls, 15-year-old Nisa Mickens and 16-year-old Kayla Cuevas, were found dead in the backyard of a nearby home. In the last semester of 2016, a total of six bodies were found in Brentwood. The SCPD has repeatedly said to believe that all of the murders were product of gang violence, and thirteen people have been federally charged with the murders.Brentwood has had gang activity for over 12 years, with the presence of Bloods, Crips, MS-13 and MS-18 but the gruesome murders have led to panic in the community.Brentwood, New York, 2017.

The War on Immigrants

For Immigrant Students on Long Island, Trump’s War on Gangs Means the Wrong T-Shirt Could Get You Deported

Alice Speri

- Feb. 11, 2018

Teens are being detained by ICE after dubious claims of gang affiliation make their way from school officials to immigration authorities.

EXCLUSIVEJuly 10, 2014 - Cameron, Missouri, United States: Bobby Bostic in the visitation room at Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron, Mo., where he has served almost 20 years of a 241-year sentence for a 1995 armed robbery. Bosti was convicted at 16 of robbing and shooting two people delivering gifts to a needy family. Missouri is among only five states in the nation that continues to put 17-year-olds on trial as adults no matter the crime they committed. It is the only state with a case like that of Bobby Bostic. State lawmakers have repeatedly opposed measures to make 18 the age for automatic trial as an adult but should reconsider in light of two U.S. Supreme Court rulings that seem to conflict with Missouri?s treatment of juvenile offenders. (Robert Cohen/ St Louis Post-Dispatch / Polaris) ///

Retired Missouri Judge Who Sentenced Juvenile to 241 Years: “I Hope He Gets Out”

Liliana Segura

- Feb. 10, 2018

The judge who sentenced Bobby Bostic to the practical equivalent of life without parole for armed robbery spoke publicly for the first time about his case.

Death and Dereliction

Arizona Prosecutors Double Down on Murder Theory as the Evidence Crumbles Around Them

Liliana Segura

- Feb. 9, 2018

Medical experts testified that Rachel Gray’s fatal injury could not possibly have occurred within the window presented at trial.

Justice

A TigerSwan Employee Quietly Registered a New Business in Louisiana After the State Denied the Security Firm a License to Operate

Week of Hell: Dozens of African Detainees Allege Serial Abuse and Hate Crimes at Notorious Private Immigration Jail

Puerto Rico Wants to Cut the Cost of Incarcerating People by Shipping Them Off the Island

“Environmental Extremism” or Necessary Response to Climate Emergency? Pipeline Shutdown Trials Pit Activists Against the Oil Industry

From North Dakota to Puerto Rico, Controversial Security Firm Profits From Oil Protests and Climate Disasters

Another Failed Execution: the Torture of Doyle Lee Hamm

“The Scales Are Tipped”: Emails Show Louisiana’s Close Relationship With Oil Industry, Monitoring of Pipeline Opponents

For Immigrant Students on Long Island, Trump’s War on Gangs Means the Wrong T-Shirt Could Get You Deported

Retired Missouri Judge Who Sentenced Juvenile to 241 Years: “I Hope He Gets Out”

Arizona Prosecutors Double Down on Murder Theory as the Evidence Crumbles Around Them

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Justice

A TigerSwan Employee Quietly Registered a New Business in Louisiana After the State Denied the Security Firm a License to Operate

Week of Hell: Dozens of African Detainees Allege Serial Abuse and Hate Crimes at Notorious Private Immigration Jail

Puerto Rico Wants to Cut the Cost of Incarcerating People by Shipping Them Off the Island

“Environmental Extremism” or Necessary Response to Climate Emergency? Pipeline Shutdown Trials Pit Activists Against the Oil Industry

From North Dakota to Puerto Rico, Controversial Security Firm Profits From Oil Protests and Climate Disasters

Another Failed Execution: the Torture of Doyle Lee Hamm

“The Scales Are Tipped”: Emails Show Louisiana’s Close Relationship With Oil Industry, Monitoring of Pipeline Opponents

For Immigrant Students on Long Island, Trump’s War on Gangs Means the Wrong T-Shirt Could Get You Deported

Retired Missouri Judge Who Sentenced Juvenile to 241 Years: “I Hope He Gets Out”

Arizona Prosecutors Double Down on Murder Theory as the Evidence Crumbles Around Them

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