Murderville Podcast
Episode One: Killing Capital
Harris County, Texas, has sent more people to death row than anywhere else in the nation. Among them is a man named Charles Raby.
Justice
Voices
Prosecutors Silence Evidence of Cruel Factory Farm Practices in Animal Rights Cases
The government wants to keep juries from seeing gruesome evidence of animals in distress — the very reason activists are going into farms.
Migrants Detained in Texas Border Operation Are Fighting Back — and It’s Not Going Well for Gov. Greg Abbott
A Texas judge ruled that the state’s arrests of migrants caught crossing the border is an unconstitutional encroachment on federal authority.
Policing the Pipeline
Pipeline Giant Enbridge Uses Scoring System to Track Indigenous Opposition
On a color-coded map, land belonging to Native tribes that opposed the Line 3 pipeline were marked in red — areas of "threat" to the bottom line.
Fire Retardant Violations Reported Twice Last Year in Bronx Apartment Building
Of the 17 maintenance code violations issued last year, two were related to broken or defective fire retardant material. One of those remains listed as open.
Voices
The Bronx Fire Was Not Only a Tragedy, but Also a Housing Injustice
The fire, New York's deadliest in decades, shows why pandemic-era housing policy Band-Aids aren't enough.
More Kids and Overwhelmingly Black: New Records Show Concerning Trends in D.C. Gang Database
The D.C. Council wants answers about the Metropolitan Police Department’s growing, secretive gang database.
Policing the Pipeline
Prosecutors Hit Anti-Pipeline Protesters With Felony Charges to Send a Message, Defense Says
One county prosecutor asked oil company Enbridge for reimbursement to help with some of the prosecutions clogging up rural courts.
Murderville Podcast
Update: Devonia Inman Is Free
After a Georgia judge overturned his conviction, Inman was released after 23 years behind bars.
Death and Dereliction
“Innocence Isn’t Enough”: Arizona Urges the Supreme Court to Send Barry Jones Back to Death Row
The case has far-reaching implications: Should new evidence be ignored by the federal courts even when it exposes a wrongful conviction?