Nation Jun 15 Watch 10:33 Two people confessed to a murder Lamar Johnson is in prison for. Politics may keep him in Across the country, prosecutors are trying to overturn wrongful convictions and right historical injustices. For nearly 26 years, Lamar Johnson has been serving life without parole for a murder he says he didn’t commit and two other men confessed to. By John Yang, Frank Carlson
Nation Oct 05 An update from Ricky Kidd It's been about a year since Ricky Kidd was exonerated of charges for a 1996 double homicide he didn't commit. As he's set out to build a new life after 23 years in prison, the world has also changed around… By Frank Carlson, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux
Nation Oct 05 Special Episode: Ricky Kidd on life after a 23-year wrongful conviction Twenty-three years after he was wrongfully convicted of a double homicide, Ricky Kidd was freed from prison. In this special episode from our Broken Justice series, producer Frank Carlson talks with Ricky Kidd about life after prison, the complications of… By Frank Carlson, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux
Nation Feb 06 Feds investigate Mississippi prisons after string of deaths Federal prosecutors are looking into conditions at four state prisons after the deaths of at least 15 inmates since late December. By Michael Balsamo, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Jan 10 Watch 5:30 Mississippi inmate deaths expose a corrections system in crisis In a single week, five people incarcerated in Mississippi jails have died at the hands of other inmates. The deaths have highlighted a system in dire condition, suffering from staffing problems and deteriorating facilities. Jerry Mitchell, founder of the Mississippi… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 8:36 In Maryland, many juvenile offenders languish in prison without parole By John Yang Nearly a year ago, President Trump signed a bipartisan federal criminal justice reform bill that reduced mandatory sentences. Many states followed suit -- but not Maryland. In collaboration with the University of Maryland’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, John Yang… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 7:29 After 23 years wrongly imprisoned, Ricky Kidd is free — and using his voice The exoneration of Ricky Kidd, a wrongly convicted man in Missouri who spent more than two decades in prison, highlights major problems with U.S. criminal justice. As covered in our Broken Justice podcast, Kidd was freed largely due to pro… Continue watching
Nov 26 Broken Justice Episode 1: Triage – the full transcript https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/broken-justice-episode-1.mp3 Subscribe to the Broken Justice podcast to access all episodes. Jeff Esparza The screwy thing of it is you get so many cases that you just live under this constant fear that people… Continue reading
Nov 14 Read Ricky Kidd’s desperate letters begging his public defender to do more By Maea Lenei Buhre, Frank Carlson From the beginning, Kidd told his public defender that he was innocent, and he knew who actually committed the crime he was charged with. Continue reading