MATTHEW BARAKAT / The Associated PressMay 9, 2019
She refused to answer questions from a grand jury, whose term has ended, and she will stand firm under a new subpoena, her lawyers say. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
DON THOMPSON / The Associated PressMar 12, 2019
Gavin Newsom calls it discriminatory and "a failure" in announcing his order to halt executions, a reprieve for 737 condemned inmates. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Naomi LaChance / TruthdigNov 12, 2018
The state relies on thousands of incarcerated firefighters, some of whom are under 18, to help stop the blazes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigApr 29, 2018
Emmanuel Mervilus, who like many poor people of color was preyed upon by police, spent four years imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. In what is a miracle for the formerly incarcerated, condemned by our criminal caste system, he got a second chance. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion JournalMar 30, 2018
When we glom on to political labels and attach ourselves to partisan ideologies, we allow the establishment to shatter us into encampments. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigFeb 8, 2018
Released from prison in 2017 after 35 years, the Puerto Rican nationalist and activist explains why he’s optimistic about the future and independence for the island. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff and Robert Scheer / TruthdigJan 12, 2018
In Part Two of a "Scheer Intelligence" interview, Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer and Georgetown Law professor Peter Edelman discuss how Democrats have moved to the right in recent decades and how California may revitalize the party. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )
Kevin Cooper / TruthdigDec 31, 2017
Justice today is just like the justice of yesteryear, especially when it comes to the use of capital punishment. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Kali Holloway / AlterNetDec 24, 2017
America’s courts have never been places of justice dispensation—and a new computer program makes their record even worse. Dig deeper ( 4 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 )
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