Criminal Justice
Six Baltimore Cops Are Facing Criminal Charges Over the Death of Freddie Gray
Local state's attorney Marilyn Mosby said there was no legal basis for the 25-year-old's arrest in the first place.
Can New Orleans Heal Now That We Know Cops Shot, Killed, and Burned a Black Man After Katrina?
In officially reclassifying the death of Henry Glover, a 31-year-old father of four, as a homicide, New Orleans's coroner has began to correct one of the more grotesque examples of injustice of an era defined by it.
Dissecting Decades-Old Testimony in a Satanic Child Abuse Case
'Satanic abuse' cases in the 80s and 90s centered on sensational tales of animal sacrifices, murders of babies and violent orgies that children were sworn to keep secret by powerful cabals of daycare workers.
What I Learned Writing About Bad Cops for a Year and a Half
I've been writing this Bad Cop Blotter column for more than 18 months, and the pre-Ferguson, post-Ferguson divide is palpable – if only in a media-giving-a-shit kind of a way.
Why Are So Many Sex Offenders Getting Murdered in California's Prisons?
One inmate says that prison gangs and even guards team up to assault and sometimes kill sex offenders.
Why Do Female Guards in US Jails Keep Having Sex with Inmates?
We asked a female corrections officer and a longtime prisoner for some perspective on why and how inmates manipulate the people who are supposed to be overseeing them.
Maryland Prosecutors Are Standing Behind Their Conviction of 'Serial' Suspect Adnan Syed
Prosecutors urged a Maryland court to deny Adnan Syed's request for appeal on Wednesday, rejecting his claim that his lawyer was ineffective and didn't help him negotiate a plea deal.
New Mexico Cops Are Facing Murder Charges For Shooting a Homeless Man in the Back
The district attorney decided to skip a grand jury and charge two officers with an open count of murder.
Why Can't Ferguson Grand Jurors Talk About the Darren Wilson Case?
A 1990 Supreme Court ruling suggests the grand juror suing Missouri for the right to speak out has a decent shot at victory.
Alabama Police Killed a 'Sovereign Citizen' Who Was Dropping Off a Stray Animal at a Shelter
On Tuesday, police in Dothan, Alabama, fatally shot a reported member of the loosely-defined "sovereign citizen" movement after he refused to show a government-issued ID to employees at an animal shelter.
Why Are US Cops Terrifying Children with 'Active Shooter' Drills?
Cops reportedly brandished handguns and even an AR-15 rifle during the exercise, which may have done more harm than good by traumatising a bunch of kids.
Are Lie Detector Tests Complete Bullshit?
Lie detectors have been under fire since they were invented in the early 1920s, but the feds just indicted a guy who makes a living dishing out tips on how to fool them.