By Ken Silverstein
“I’m running for Mayor so every family can see their future in Seattle,” says Casey Sixkiller. “It requires bold action, leadership experience when it matters most, and a mayor who wakes up every day focused on rebuilding a more equitable, inclusive, and thriving city.”
One can understand ...
In a job with virtually no oversight, abuse of power runs amok
by Nicole Audrey Spector
Sure, the president of the United States wields immense power, as does the average member of the Senate and House of Representative, but when it comes to unchecked lawlessness, abuse of authority and corruption, ...
by Daniel A. Rosen
“This is an industry that profits from human suffering.”
—David Fathi, Director, ACLU’s
National Prison Project
Starting with math may be a bad idea, but numbers help tell this story: In Virginia, keeping the average prisoner behind bars costs taxpayers about $30,000 per year; in some ...
by Jennifer Honig
Prisoners in the U.S. face stress and conditions that heighten their risk of suicide compared to the general population. Putting aside the question of whether a person might have a right to choose suicide, or a rational reason for it, the government has an obligation to care ...
Private executioners paid in cash. Middle-of-the-night killings. False or incomplete justifications. ProPublica obtained court records showing how the outgoing administration used its final days to execute the most federal prisoners since World War II.
by Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica, Dec. 23, 2020
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica ...
Prisoners rely on grievances as an early-warning system for dangerous conditions, from poor medical care to abuse. But in Illinois, experts say the system is sputtering, with little oversight, resulting in injuries to prisoners.
by Shannon Heffernan, WBEZ, ProPublica
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica Illinois is a nonprofit ...
by Marie Gottschalk
For more than a decade now, politicians and policymakers — from Barack Obama to Donald Trump — have lauded Texas as a model for criminal justice reform. They have praised the Lone Star State for being “smart on crime” and for incubating Right on Crime, the criminal ...
