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Reporter at USA TODAY, producer and host of the true crime podcast Unsolved

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Evidence Shows Feds Lied To Justify Shooting Marimar Martinez, Lawyer Says buff.ly/9rJqjfs]

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A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children buff.ly/8jfEdkG]

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4 Massachusetts State Police officials indicted in connection to recruit's death in training A supervisor and three instructors with a Massachusetts State Police tactical unit have been indicted in connection with the death of a recruit following a boxing match in training.

4 Massachusetts State Police officials indicted in connection to recruit's death in training buff.ly/AUG0lVc]

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Several ICE agents were arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct buff.ly/vT0L0B7]

12.02.2026 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows buff.ly/yclkFao]

10.02.2026 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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N.Y.P.D. Sergeant Found Guilty in Death of Bronx Man He Threw Cooler At

N.Y.P.D. Sergeant Found Guilty in Death of Bronx Man He Threw Cooler At www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/n...

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Mamdani Names Nonprofit Leader and Ex-Rikers Inmate to Run N.Y.C. Jails buff.ly/KArlgo3]

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A 1987 Proposal Could Help Hold ICE to Account for Constitutional Violations buff.ly/kcLYPh1]

03.02.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Idaho Prison Population Exceeds Capacity, Driving Up Costs buff.ly/4pYrHnU

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Trump Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging buff.ly/gjb2bQW

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β€˜Disheartening’: US justice department slashes funding to programs combating child sex trafficking buff.ly/SQG4vUG

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Lexington ousts police chief and adopts policing reforms - Mississippi Today buff.ly/TByyV9g

28.01.2026 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ICE Agent Charged With Misdemeanor Following Scuffle With an Activist buff.ly/aAwOV1B

27.01.2026 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amid β€˜Catastrophic’ Shortage, Psychologists Flee Federal Prisons in Droves buff.ly/DDq5fqk

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ICE Is Shattering Trust in Law Enforcement, Says Philly Sheriff buff.ly/vtdhHAc

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Pepper-Sprayed for Praying buff.ly/sr9xX61

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York County Leads Pennsylvania in Restraint Chair Use, Despite Deadly History buff.ly/Zgoj6qo

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Australia Passes Tighter Gun Control Laws, Weeks After Bondi Massacre buff.ly/r0Vcbed

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Bill aims to restore federal funding for Wisconsin abuse shelters, hotlines buff.ly/eS5eppA

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In a Final Act, New Jersey Governor Opens Jury Service to Thousands with Convictions - Bolts buff.ly/d8boCqp

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Hiring infusion spurs an experience gap at Department of Corrections buff.ly/MipDMao

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How police departments' loosely-written and poorly-enforced rules enable off-duty police misconduct buff.ly/mT33J3v

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Georgia judge tosses landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters buff.ly/eEpyvMX

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The Minnesota Star Tribune sues Minneapolis Police Department over public records access - Editor and Publisher buff.ly/PPoTQyp

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Appeals court orders new murder trial for mother of four - Mississippi Today buff.ly/3mWDYQZ

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Brown University shooting leaves students, community frustrated with official response buff.ly/fMSLZpR

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California Spent Millions on Prison Health Staffing. Vacancies Kept Growing buff.ly/6IpAVme

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Alameda County DA Drops Charges Against San Leandro Officer in Fatal 2020 Shooting | KQED buff.ly/hAYRMeE

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Women Are Sent to This Federal Prison for Dialysis. They Say It’s Killing Them. buff.ly/5HYZKVe

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Georgia parole board defends parole process for juvenile lifers buff.ly/guMg9T7

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