IVAN MORENO / The Associated PressFeb 12, 2018
A mentally ill man died of dehydration after the water to his cell was shut off for a week, Milwaukee prosecutors allege. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kevin Cooper / TruthdigJan 31, 2018
The horrible things I suffered in 2004—when California attempted to murder me in its death chamber—should not surprise anyone. Lynchings and executions are a fact of African-American life. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigJan 15, 2018
One detainee tells of being held in solitary confinement for encouraging others to stop participating in a labor program that is supposed to be voluntary. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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JESSICA GRESKO / THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDec 31, 2017
"Events in the past few weeks have made clear that the judicial branch is not immune" from workplace sexual harassment, Chief Justice John Roberts writes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kevin Cooper / TruthdigNov 22, 2017
The author has been in San Quentin since 1985 and is fighting to prevent the state of California from killing him for a murder he says he did not commit. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Paul Von Blum / TruthdigSep 29, 2017
Essays in a new book edited by Angela Davis show how black males remain the chief victims of law enforcement. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigSep 19, 2017
The legal decision of Gill v. Whitford will either extend or destroy the legacy of Earl Warren on reapportionment. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Emily Wells / TruthdigAug 24, 2017
The voter-approved measure to speed up executions was upheld, while justices ruled that a five-year limit on appeals was not mandatory. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Colbert I. KingJul 15, 2017
In a country that expresses reverence for due process, a 17-year-old is arrested, put on trial, sentenced to death, then shuttled among death row cellblocks for 13 years, all for a crime he didn't commit. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigJul 3, 2017
We can appreciate the full import of Gorsuch’s position on the Supreme Court only by analyzing his written orders and decisions. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigFeb 1, 2017
President Trump has very likely found just the man to pick up where the late Supreme Court justice left off. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigJan 10, 2017
The need for Democrats and the public to weigh in on the reshaping of the Supreme Court in 2017 will be as important as it was during the Reagan era. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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