Why New York Prison Guards Can Get Away With Almost Anything
By Carey Wedler New York prisons are increasingly notorious for their corruption, brutality, and incompetence. Last year, two convicted murderers escaped from the Clinton Correctional…
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Jailed Bankers Freed Early as Icelandic Government Implodes Over Panama Papers
By Carey Wedler The world watched in admiration last year when over two dozen Icelandic bankers who played a role in causing the 2008 financial…
Children Now Spend Less Time Outside than the Average Prisoner
By Carey Wedler Prisoners the world over are characteristically defined by their inability to move freely. Inmates at the Wabash maximum security prison in Indiana,…
This Is What’s Happening to People Who Live near the Worst Gas Leak in US History
By Carey Wedler On February 18, SoCalGas and the national media declared the “worst methane gas leak in U.S. history” permanently sealed, but just over…
7,827 Drug Cases Called into Question After Police Lab Tech Caught Faking Test Results
By Carey Wedler A lab technician for the New Jersey State Police’s Office of Forensic Science has ‘retired’ early after being caught falsely identifying a…
Company Responsible for Poisoning Thousands of Californians Charged with Misdemeanors
By Carey Wedler The Porter Ranch gas leak has been billowing methane and other toxins into the suburban community north of Los Angeles since October…
Feds Helped Hide Investigation into Big Bank’s Money Laundering for Drug Cartels
By Carey Wedler A federal judge ruled last week that the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) will be forced to share with the…
6 Cities in Michigan Have Even Higher Levels of Lead than Flint
By Carey Wedler As the nation rightly focuses on Flint’s ongoing water crisis, other cities in the state of Michigan face even higher levels of…
People Over Politics: Michigan Militia Joins Michael Moore to Protest Flint Water Crisis
By Carey Wedler The water crisis in Flint, Michigan has inspired an unlikely partnership: a local militia group is coordinating with outspoken liberal filmmaker Michael…
NSA Director Finally Admits Encryption Is Needed to Protect Public’s Privacy
By Carey Wedler Encryption, a security measure that makes data impossible to read without a secure code or password, has become an increasingly contentious subject…
Today, This Grandmother Is Going to Jail for Peacefully Protesting the US Drone War
By Carey Wedler On Tuesday, a New York grandmother returned to jail on previous charges filed against her for protesting U.S. drone warfare in 2013….
Supreme Court: Former Child Slaves Used in Cocoa Production Can Sue Nestle
By Carey Wedler On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled a lawsuit filed by former child slaves against mega-corporation Nestle can move forward. The decision finalizes…
Nebraska Is Torturing Incarcerated Youth for Having Too Many Books, Passing Notes
By Carey Wedler A report released by the Nebraska American Civil Liberties Union this week reveals the state’s extensive use of solitary confinement for children…
1 in 36 Americans Are Tied up in the Prison System… And That’s a 20-Year Low
By Carey Wedler Over the last several years, the United States has earned the troublesome accolade of being the most incarcerated population in the world. Nearly…