A federal judge in Alabama says local school board has failed to meet legal mandate to integrate.
Pentagon Report Finds Litany of Problems with Effort to Recover MIAs
A draft inspector general report found that the mission lacks basic metrics for how to do the job – and when to end it.
New York State to Pay Millions in Wrongful Conviction Case
A Brooklyn man who spent more than a dozen years in prison for a crime he likely did not commit will receive $3 million from New York State. He may get even more from New York City.
Pentagon Finally Decides to Dig Up Remains of Long Lost Soldier
After years of refusing to act, the U.S. military has reversed course and has decided to disinter the possible grave of Arthur “Bud” Kelder, a POW from World War II who is buried anonymously in an American war cemetery in the Philippines.
Meet the Groups Fighting Against Limits on Restraining School Kids
Few would dispute that school staffers should physically restrain children rarely and should tell parents when they can’t avoid doing so. But turning this proposition into the law of the land has proven surprisingly difficult.
Violent and Legal: The Shocking Ways School Kids are Being Pinned Down, Isolated Against Their Will
Carson Luke, a young boy with autism, shattered bones in his hand and foot after educators grabbed him and tried to shut him into a “scream room.” Kids across the country risked similar harm at least 267,000 times in just one school year.
For a Respected Prosecutor, An Unpardonable Failure
Could undisclosed evidence have kept a man out of jail 24 years ago?
The Best Reporting on Guns in America
In the wake of the shooting as UCSB, ProPublica has laid out the most revealing reporting about guns in America.
Attorney General Holder Requires Recording of Interrogations, Unlike New York City
A new Department of Justice policy says federal agents must record interrogations, as a way to protect against coercion and false confessions.
Why Don’t We Know How Many People Are Shot Each Year in America?
Has nonfatal gun violence increased or decreased over the past 10 years? No one really knows.
Sentenced to Wait: Efforts to End Prison Rape Stall Again
The Prison Rape Elimination Act was passed in Washington 2003. It still hasn’t been fully implemented.
Student Perspectives on Race and Education in Tuscaloosa
Teens at two high schools helped ProPublica tell the story of resegregation by documenting their experiences in photos. Their work has launched a conversation about race and education in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and beyond.
The Evolution of Anti-Doping
Doping in sports is being taken seriously, with investigations going far beyond just the athletes.
Lack of Order: The Erosion of a Once-Great Force for Integration
The federal government’s vigilance in enforcing the court-backed desegregation of the country’s schools is a shadow of what it once was.
Weak Sanction for Sprinter Gay Signals Change in Anti-Doping Tactics
Anti-doping investigators say they would rather trade leniency for information on coaches and other athletes involved in doping.
Brooklyn Man Walks Out of Court, Cleared of Murder After 24 Years in Prison
Today’s hearing was the final step in a process that began in June 2013.