Radley Balko
Opinion journalist, Washington Post. Author of Rise of the Warrior Cop, and The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist. Honorary Duckmaster (3/24/18).
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Trump Praises China for Killing Drug Traffickers
The president thinks executions will help stop the flow of "fentanol" into the United States.
21,000 Years Lost and Counting: Prosecutors Are Working to Clear Wrongful Convictions, but Their Record Is Mixed
The number of conviction integrity units housed within prosecutors’ offices has steadily grown, and many are collaborating with innocence organizations.
Student slated to attend Western Michigan University beheaded in Saudi Arabia
A Saudi Arabian student who was arrested in 2012 as he was about to fly to Michigan to attend college was beheaded by the Saudi government
Alfred Swinton is Free, Now Let’s Change Connecticut’s Law
Take action by signing this pledge to help free more innocent people in Connecticut.
Tennessee Is Set to Execute Another Man Who Suffered Abuse as a Child
Without clemency from the governor, Don Johnson will be put to death on May 16
Radley Balko
This article from @iamstevenhale hammers home a sobering point about the death penalty. So many of the people that states want to execute are people the states failed to protect as children.
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City’s top toxicologist, fired after call for DNA testing transparency, receives $1 million settlement
A prominent toxicologist who lost her job after calling for more transparency about a controversial form of DNA testing won a $1 million settlement from the city on Monday.
State Investigator Granted Immunity For Hours-Long Detention Of Doctor At Gunpoint During A Search For Medical Records
How far can a law enforcement officer go to ensure an administrative search -- one looking for records, rather than contraband -- is carried out without interference? Pretty damn far, it appears.
A case before the Fifth Circuit Court of...
Pittsburgh’s black community is wary of the city’s new gun control policies
Black Pittsburghers say the city’s gun control policies leaves them more vulnerable to police brutality.
Charges dropped for University of Arizona students who protested Border Patrol
The Pima County Justice Court website shows hearings for the students were vacated after motions to dismiss the charges were granted on Friday.
Here’s How TurboTax Just Tricked You Into Paying to File Your Taxes
Come along as we try to file our taxes for free on TurboTax!
Lawmakers Say NYPD Vice Squad Is A 'Hotbed Of Corruption' And Sexual Abuse
'These recurring incidents point to not only a culture of corruption and misconduct, but a consistent exploitation, endangerment, and victimization of sex workers by the NYPD.'
The Hunt for Stoned Drivers
What sort of danger does marijuana pose on the road, and what should police do about it?
The Mueller Report Should Shock Our Conscience
It demonstrates that the president’s word simply can’t be trusted.
Homeowner arrives home to find naked man sitting on couch
Police said a man opened the door of his Buchanan Street home and found another man sitting on his couch naked and drinking juice on Wednesday night.
LRPD chief urges protesters to be peaceful, addresses reports of FBI probe
Newly appointed Little Rock Police Department (LRPD) Chief Keith Humphrey is urging citizens planning to be involved in any protests in the days ahead to do so peacefully.
California Cities Have Shredded Decades of Police Misconduct Records
Police union lawsuits delayed many local governments from complying with a new transparency law. In the meantime, some cities have destroyed decades of police misconduct files.
ACLU: NC's “Ballooning” Court Costs Criminalize Poverty, Cost Counties
Judges “routinely order low-income North Carolinians—a disproportionate number of them people of color—to pay fines and fees that they cannot afford.”
Report: Prosecutors Say They'll Release Spa Video of Kraft
Prosecutors said in court documents Wednesday that they are planning to release video of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft at a Florida day spa, according to the Boston Globe.
Kraft's lawyers argued...
Radley Balko
Prosecutors are taking their frustrations out on Kraft. But remember, the state also claimed that the woman in the video was trafficked, and therefore victimized. If that's true, wouldn't releasing the video further humiliate her?
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What Happened While We Were Waiting for the Mueller Report
Once again, there is no crime called “collusion.”
Radley Balko
This is a pretty sobering summary of all the craziness coming out of the White House over just the last couple weeks.
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2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg "troubled" by clemency for Chelsea Manning
The gay Afghanistan vet also criticized Snowden leaks and slammed Vice President Mike Pence in an interview with CBS News Radio