InvestigationJustice Taser Timeout Taser abuse is rampant at the Jerome Combs Detention Center, an hour south of Chicago. More than 100 inmates were shocked by Tasers over a 28-month period, even though a quarter of the inmates were restrained at the time. Kelly VirellaThe Chicago ReporterMay 5, 2010
InvestigationJustice Copley v. Account-ability A 2006 court decision may be protecting California police officers who use excessive force. In Fresno, it has helped 27 officers involved in repeat shootings avoid public scrutiny. (Part 1 in a series.) Ali WinstonColorlines.comApril 24, 2010
NewsJustice Jason Berry Interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition Reporter Jason Berry, whose recent investigation of the Legion of Christ’s Father Marcial Maciel was published in a two-part series in the National Catholic Reporter, was interviewed today on NPR’s Morning Edition. Jayati VoraApril 20, 2010
ImpactJustice New Developments in Post-Katrina Shootings Yet another officer has been implicated in covering up the death of Henry Glover, who died while in the custody of the New Orleans Police Department, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports…. Esther KaplanApril 17, 2010
InvestigationJustice How Father Maciel Built His Empire Mexico City is a flashpoint in the deepening Legion scandal, which reveals how money buys power — and protection — in the Vatican. (Part 2 of 2; read part 1 here). Jason BerryNational Catholic ReporterApril 12, 2010
InvestigationJustice The Cloud Panopticon A close look inside Google, cloud computing, neuromarketing, national intelligence, and the new age of no privacy. Christopher Ketcham & Travis KellyCounterPunchApril 9, 2010
NewsJustice, World KBR on Trial — At Last Five years after alerting authorities that she was gang-raped in Iraq, KBR/Halliburton employee Jamie Leigh Jones will finally get her day in court… Karen HouppertMarch 27, 2010
NewsJustice, World Democracy Now! Interviews Mothers of Jailed American Hikers Six months since their arrest by Iranian officials, Investigative Fund reporter Shane Bauer and his two companions, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal, are still in custody in Tehran…. Jayati VoraFebruary 27, 2010
InvestigationJustice DNA’s Dirty Little Secret DNA is known for its ability to exonerate the innocent. But the use of degraded DNA in cold cases may actually be putting many innocent people in prison. Michael BobelianWashington MonthlyFebruary 24, 2010
ImpactJustice Justice at Last? Justice may finally be imaginable for Edna Glover and her family. The charred remains of her son Henry were discovered in the burnt hulk of a car on a levee overlooking the Mississippi River a week after Hurricane Katrina… Esther KaplanFebruary 15, 2010