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After every system failed her, Susan Burton became the helping hand she and so many other formerly incarcerated women needed. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )
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In this week's episode, Japanese-American public defender Jeff Adachi tells how his family's past affects his present and reveals why he withdrew his support of California's new bail law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 6, 2018
The "Last Week Tonight" host outlines why "we need to find out who our district attorneys are and get a sense of the policies and priorities that they're carrying out where we live." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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The corporate coup that Justice Harlan Fiske Stone attempted to thwart nearly a century ago is complete. His worst fears are our nightmare. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
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Legal guardians appointed for the elderly don't always have their wards' interests in mind and are able to steal thousands with the support of judicial and economic systems. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 20, 2016
Judges share the blame for America's burgeoning imprisoned population. They seem to have missed the movement against mass incarceration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 5, 2014
In what he says may be his "final statement on Earth," Texas death row inmate Ray Jasper offers a plainly devastating take on the American judicial system and on Texas' bizarre law of parties, which allows the state to execute him even though he didn't commit murder. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKSep 9, 2013
In a disturbing new report, two academics argue that incentives -- from career gains to lab test payments -- may be leading to high numbers of false convictions in American courts. They call for more study, but also for a systemic overhaul. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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