Politics Nov 17 How a criminal justice reporter built trust with prisoners to highlight conditions inside By Mike Fritz, Christopher Booker
Politics Oct 06 Biden issues pardons for thousands convicted for ‘simple possession’ of marijuana President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of "simple possession" of marijuana, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color. By Zeke Miller, Associated Press
Arts Jul 07 Jury delivers guilty verdict for murder of rapper Nipsey Hussle Jurors have found a 32-year-old man guilty of first-degree murder for the 2019 fatal shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle. By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Politics Jul 07 WNBA star Brittney Griner pleads guilty in Russia drugs trial: media reports Russian news agencies say jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty to drug possession and smuggling charges during her trial in Moscow. By Jim Heintz, Associated Press
Nation Jun 29 How the opioid crisis is driving deaths and abuse in prisons The alcohol and drug overdose death rate increased fivefold in prisons from 2009 through 2019, according to a recent study from the Pew Research Center — a surge that outpaced the national drug overdose rate, which tripled in the same… By LJ Dawson, Kaiser Health News
May 06 NYC judge’s son who stormed Capitol on Jan. 6 in ‘caveman’ costume gets prison By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A New York City judge's son who stormed the U.S. Capitol wearing a furry "caveman" costume has been sentenced to eight months in prison. Continue reading
May 06 Police detain mother of Daunte Wright after recording traffic stop By Associated Press The mother of Daunte Wright, who was fatally shot by a suburban Minneapolis police officer, says was injured while she was briefly detained by one of the same department's officers after she stopped to record an arrest of a person… Continue reading
Apr 15 South Carolina man facing death penalty chooses firing squad over electric chair By Michelle Liu, Associated Press A South Carolina prisoner scheduled for execution later this month has chosen to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair. Continue reading
Apr 15 Los Angeles political donor gets 30 years in prison for fetish deaths By Brian Melley, Associated Press A wealthy Democratic donor has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for injecting two men with lethal doses of methamphetamine as part of a fetish that turned fatal. Continue reading
Apr 13 Actor Cuba Gooding Jr pleads guilty to forcibly kissing worker at New York nightclub By Tom Hays, Associated Press Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded guilty to forcibly kissing a worker at a New York nightclub in 2018, calling himself a "celebrity figure" who meant no harm. Continue reading