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Matt Patterson, via Associated Press
Feature
How Wealth and Privilege Helped One Man Hide His Serial Abuse
Life seemed golden for Leon Jacob. Then he hired a hit man to kill his ex-girlfriend. His classmate exposes how the system repeatedly failed to stop him.
A photo of Leon Jacob, a White middle-aged man wearing a blue dress shirt and glasses, sits in the center of a paper cutting. The paper cutting shows two women on either side of the photo of Leon, with the lower half of their bodies shredded into paper strips.
A woman with medium-dark skin tone stands during a protest, raising her fist and holding a sign that says, "I can't breathe." Hundreds of individuals also are raising their fists in the background.
Closing Argument August 6, 2022
How Policing Has — and Hasn’t — Changed Since George Floyd
More than two years after millions took to the streets to protest police violence, the problem persists. That doesn’t mean nothing has changed.
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Chris Morton, a man with light-toned skin and wearing a blue suit jacket and tie, stands near a window.
Feature April 21, 2022
Crime Stoppers of Houston Has a Tip: Vote Out These Judges
The historically nonpartisan nonprofit took millions of dollars from the Republican governor. Now it’s targeting Democratic judges.
By David Fahrenthold, The New York Times, and , The Marshall Project
Joaquín Chavez at the memorial near the scene where his son, Nicolas Chavez, was killed by Houston police, in Houston, Texas.
News June 19, 2020
“It Was An Execution”: Nicolas Chavez Was On His Knees When Police Killed Him. His Father Wants Answers.
The Houston shooting has sparked more questions about use of force and what many experts call the failed promise of police body cameras.
By and Mike Hixenbaugh
At the Orleans Justice Center, the city jail in New Orleans pictured here, eight employees and one contractor have tested positive for the virus.
Coronavirus March 28, 2020
How Is The Justice System Responding to the Coronavirus? It Depends On Where You Live.
While some cities free people from jail and stop arrests, others are much more business as usual.
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Members of the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force raid an apartment in north Houston to apprehend a murder suspect.
Feature October 31, 2019
Why Some Police Departments Are Leaving Federal Task Forces
Cities say the feds won’t follow their rules about using force, body cams.
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Analysis February 22, 2017
The Case of Duane Buck
Was he sentenced to death “because he is black”?
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Former Colorado State Rep. Beth McCann is sworn in as Denver’s District Attorney in January.
News January 25, 2017
Against the Trump Tide
Away from Washington, a new breed of prosecutors takes first steps.
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