Tony Cook
Indiana Enacts Law to Allow State Child Services to Investigate More Abuse Claims at Youth Centers
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill into law that aims to curb abuse at youth treatment centers for those 18-21 years old. It comes after a ProPublica-IndyStar investigation into employees at Pierceton Woods Academy.
by Tony Cook, IndyStar,
Indiana Lawmakers Trying to Kill Historic Suit Seeking Gun Industry Accountability
Gary, Indiana’s long-running lawsuit against the world’s largest gunmakers is jeopardized by a bill that would allow only the state to sue.
by Tony Cook, IndyStar, and Vernal Coleman, ProPublica,
There Were Warning Signs of Sexual Abuse at a Youth Center. Indiana Kept Sending Boys and Money Anyway.
Inadequate and potentially illegal policies allowed supervisors to ignore what one psychologist called an “assembly-line” of abuse.
by Tony Cook, IndyStar, and Emily Hopkins, ProPublica,