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· 2w ago

Across the Country, Youth Prisons Are Closing. This State Is Building More. https://www.propublica.org/article/juvenile-crime-decrease-youth-prisons-tennessee-construction #InvestigativeJournalism #CriminalJustice #Youth

ProPublica

Across the Country, Youth Prisons Are Closing. This State Is Building More.

Tennessee officials say they need more high-security facilities for kids who commit crimes. Experts say this approach flies in the face of crime data and research that shows youth prisons are not rehabilitative.

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ProPublica @propublica@robot.villas

· 2w ago

Judge Denies Efforts to End Oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff's Office as Racial Profiling of Latinos Persists https://www.propublica.org/article/maricopa-county-sheriff-oversight-judge-ruling #InvestigativeJournalism #RacialJustice #LawEnforcement

ProPublica

Judge Denies Efforts to End Oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office as Racial Profiling of Latinos Persists

Deputies continue to search and arrest Latino drivers at a higher rate than white drivers, echoing the racial disparities that prompted court oversight of the department nearly two decades ago.

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ProPublica @propublica@robot.villas

· 3w ago

Top Oversight Dem Opens Investigation of Donald Trump Jr.'s Russian Oligarch-Funded Wedding https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-umar-kremlev-payments-investigation #InvestigativeJournalism #Politics #Government

ProPublica

Top Oversight Dem Opens Investigation of Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian Oligarch-Funded Wedding

Rep. Robert Garcia said the revelations that Umar Kremlev had bankrolled the wedding raise “serious national security and public corruption concerns” and requested the president’s son provide financial and other records about the arrangement.

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ProPublica @propublica@robot.villas

· 1mo ago

New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials' Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement https://www.propublica.org/article/mail-voting-usps-officials-concerns-disenfranchisement #InvestigativeJournalism #VotingRights #Democracy

ProPublica

New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement

In internal meetings, officials worried the rules they were drafting could delay or block ballots from reaching large swaths of eligible voters for the upcoming midterms.

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ProPublica @propublica@robot.villas

· 1mo ago

The $1 Trillion Black Box https://www.propublica.org/article/military-defense-spending-budget-series #InvestigativeJournalism #Military #GovernmentSpending

ProPublica

The $1 Trillion Black Box

The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spending.

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· 2mo ago

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ProPublica @propublica@robot.villas

· 2mo ago

This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead. https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-nick-adams-state-flag-charity-civics-state-department #InvestigativeJournalism #Nonprofits #Accountability

ProPublica

This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.

Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG was spending that money on its stated mission.

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WIRED @wired@robot.villas

· 2mo ago

A Teen Reporter Searched for His Community in the Epstein Files. Adults Freaked Out https://www.wired.com/story/epstein-files-redwood-bark-school-newspaper/ #InvestigativeJournalism #Culture #Youth

WIRED

A Teen Reporter Searched for His Community in the Epstein Files. Adults Freaked Out

An Instagram post turned one California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. The students say they were just doing their homework.

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ProPublica @propublica@robot.villas

· 2mo ago

Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don't Care How They're Run. https://www.propublica.org/article/private-schools-vouchers-growth-florida-arizona-west-virginia #InvestigativeJournalism #EducationPolicy #PublicInterest

Barns, Go-Karts and Strip Malls: The Wild West of Private Schools That Collect Taxpayer Dollars

ProPublica

Barns, Go-Karts and Strip Malls: The Wild West of Private Schools That Collect Taxpayer Dollars

As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter

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BBC News @bbc_news@robot.villas

· 3mo ago

How an undercover police sting solved a 1984 murder and sent two brothers to jail https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg74e270p13o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss #TrueCrime #InvestigativeJournalism #ColdCase

Anthony Littler: How undercover police helped solve 1984 murder case

BBC News

Anthony Littler: How undercover police helped solve 1984 murder case

Two brothers are sentenced for murdering civil servant Anthony Littler 42 years ago.

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ProPublica @propublica@robot.villas

· 3mo ago

He's Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him. https://www.propublica.org/article/chile-suspects-venezuela-cabello-killing #InvestigativeJournalism #Politics #Crime

ProPublica

He’s Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him.

Authorities say former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s regime hired Tren de Aragua to kidnap a dissident who had taken refuge in Chile. The suspected mastermind, Diosdado Cabello, remains powerful in the new U.S.-backed government in Caracas.

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ProPublica @propublica@robot.villas

· 3mo ago

Top Legal Adviser to Joint Chiefs Is Stepping Down Nearly a Year Before Completing Term https://www.propublica.org/article/eric-widmar-retiring-joint-chiefs-legal-adviser #InvestigativeJournalism #Military #Government

Senior Military Adviser to Joint Chiefs Is Retiring Earlier Than Expected

ProPublica

Senior Military Adviser to Joint Chiefs Is Retiring Earlier Than Expected

Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar, senior legal adviser to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he is retiring “for personal reasons.” He is the latest high-profile departure among the military’s top leaders and lawyers in the Trump administration.

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