Criminal Justice
A Black life ends in a New Mexico police shooting
by Dillon BerginStaff Reporter
A state police officer shot and killed Rodney Applewhite on a barren road south of Albuquerque. A week later, his shattered family still has no information about why, and how, his life ended.
From detention to deliverance
by Julia SclafaniStaff Reporter
Teens who’ve been incarcerated need help to change their lives. The Adobe Program gives them the tools.
A virus knows no bars
Private prison operator CoreCivic is accused of ignoring a COVID-19 outbreak, putting inmates and the community at risk.
“Screaming for help”
Imprisoned migrants seeking better prison conditions describe an attack by pepper-spraying guards
“We’re sitting ducks”
As coronavirus swept through a halfway house, state officials reported nothing
The Rise of the Anti-Lockdown Sheriffs
Opposition to stay-at-home orders is the latest example of a history of powerful sheriffs, a history that stretches back to the end of slavery and the settling of the frontier.
Bars behind?
Access to soap is a vital concern for inmates during the COVID-19 outbreak
On lockdown
Social distancing, recommended to limit the spread of COVID-19, is not an option in ICE detention facilities