-
Death PenaltyJune 17, 2014
Will the Death Penalty Return to the US This Week?
If a Georgia execution goes as planned, it will be the first to take place in the United States since Oklahoma officials botched the lethal injection of Clayton Lockett on April 29.
Steven Hsieh
-
Death PenaltyJune 13, 2014
Autopsy Report: Oklahoma Officials Failed to Properly Insert IV During Botched Execution
An independent autoposy report raises serious questions about the medical professionals who carried out Clayton Lockett’s botched execution.
Steven Hsieh
-
Immigration PolicyJune 12, 2014
Migrant Children Accuse Border Patrol Agents of Physical and Sexual Assault
A complaint filed by legal groups details 116 cases of child abuse or mistreatment by border agents, including kicking, death threats and food deprivation.
Steven Hsieh
-
Immigration PolicyJune 10, 2014
Hundreds of Unaccompanied Children Are Being Held in a Makeshift Border Patrol Facility
Most of the unaccompanied children waiting in a Nogalas detention facility migrated from violence-torn countries in Central America.
Steven Hsieh
-
The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.
-
Jails and PrisonsJune 5, 2014
-
Jails and PrisonsJune 4, 2014
Former Los Angeles Deputy: We Beat, Slapped and Tased Inmates Without Provocation
An ex-deputy testified in court about the culture of abuse pervading Los Angeles County jails.
Steven Hsieh
-
ActivismJune 3, 2014
Remembering and Misremembering Tiananmen
The Nation published one of the few accounts of what actually happened in Tiananmen Square twenty-five years ago.
Steven Hsieh
-
Police and Law EnforcementJune 2, 2014
At Last, US Border Agency Releases Critical Report of Deadly Force Practices
US Customs and Border Protection revised its use-of-force guidelines to comply with recommendations from an independent report.
Steven Hsieh
-
Immigration PolicyMay 27, 2014
Border Agency Won’t Release ‘Scathing’ Review of Its Own Use-of-Force Policies
US border agents have killed forty-five people since 2005.
Steven Hsieh
-
Death PenaltyMay 23, 2014
Tennessee and the Electric Chair: A Q&A With Death Penalty Expert Austin Sarat
On Thursday, Tennessee became the only state in America to authorize forced electrocutions.
Steven Hsieh