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A Retired Detective Says He’s Too Sick to Testify at Murder Trials. Now Those Cases Are Falling Apart.
In St. Louis, murder investigations often rely on a single detective, making them vulnerable if the detective is unable or unwilling to come to court. But a former homicide investigator said he has no obligation to cooperate, claiming that “retirement is meant to be retirement.”
Louisiana Sheriff’s Department Settles Two Use-of-Force Cases, Including One in Which an Autistic Teen Died
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office will pay part of a $1.25 million settlement in the case of Eric Parsa and an undisclosed sum to the family of Tre’mall McGee.
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Listen to All Episodes of “The Kids of Rutherford County”
ProPublica presents the complete podcast series “The Kids of Rutherford County” in partnership with Serial and WPLN Nashville Public Radio.
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This Youth Detention Center Superintendent Illegally Locks Kids Alone in Cells. No One Has Forced Him to Stop.
The Richard L. Bean Juvenile Service Center has been punishing kids with seclusion more than any other facility in Tennessee. And as the laws and rules on how to treat kids changed, the facility failed to keep up.
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Columbia University Deals With Revelations About Its Decadeslong Failure to Stop a Predator
Medical students have protested and survivors have expressed outrage following ProPublica’s investigation into how Columbia ignored warnings that former OB-GYN Robert Hadden was abusing patients.
Decades-Old Trove of DNA Evidence, Collected by a Maryland Doctor, Leads to a Serial Rape Arrest
A ProPublica investigation highlighted a critical collection of evidence and inspired a law to preserve it. Now, that evidence has been used to charge a man with three rapes.
A Chicago Cop Is Accused of Lying Under Oath 44 Times. Now Prosecutors Are Dropping Cases That Relied on His Testimony.
Former Chicago officer Jeffrey Kriv faces charges for perjury and forgery after getting out of dozens of traffic violations by claiming his girlfriend had stolen his car. Now, cases that stem from arrests Kriv made are in jeopardy.
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Series: Unguarded : Investigating Risks to the Incarcerated of Illinois
Series: Asset Mismanagement : How the Police Take Money and Keep It
Series: Defenseless : Investigating the Only State Without Public Defenders
Series: The NYPD Files : Investigating America’s Largest Police Force
Series: Unchecked Power : The Extraordinary Power of Alabama Sheriffs
Series: Lawless : Sexual Violence in Alaska
Series: Locked Down : An Investigation of Mississippi’s Prisons
Series: Overcorrection : Crisis in California Jails
Series: Blood Will Tell : Investigating a Forensic Science
Series: Accused in Elkhart : Justice in an Indiana County
Series: A Sick System : Repeat Attacks After Pleading Insanity
Series: Stuck Kids : Illinois Children Languish in Psychiatric Hospitals
Series: Police Accountability in Chicago : Monitoring the Chicago Police Department
Series: Ignoring Innocence : The Wrongfully Convicted Forced Into Plea Deals
Series: Busted : Examining Chemical Field Tests
Series: Nuisance Abatement : The NYPD’s Aggressive Enforcement of a Little-known Law
Series: Unbelievable : The Cost of Not Believing Rape Victims
Series: Out of Order : When Prosecutors Cross the Line
Series: Post Mortem : Death Investigation in America
