How a Receipt Helped Free a Wrongfully Convicted Man After More Than 24 Years in Prison How a Receipt Helped Free a Wrongfully Convicted Man After More Than 24 Years in Prison
Trial attorneys never saw key evidence proving Jonathan Fleming was in Florida when the murder he was alleged to commit occurred.
Apr 9, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
After Lawsuit, ICE Releases Hunger Strikers From Solitary Confinement After Lawsuit, ICE Releases Hunger Strikers From Solitary Confinement
A lawsuit against ICE claimed that immigrant detainees were placed in isolation in retaliation to their hunger strike, a violation of their free speech rights.
Apr 4, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
‘You Know You’re Getting a Quality Product When the Slogan Is Don’t Tell Anyone Where You Got This’ ‘You Know You’re Getting a Quality Product When the Slogan Is Don’t Tell Anyone Where You Got This’
“Americans support the death penalty, but don’t want to know how the sausage is made."
Apr 3, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Rick Perry Says Texas Won’t Comply With Federal Standards to Curb Prison Rape Rick Perry Says Texas Won’t Comply With Federal Standards to Curb Prison Rape
Texas consistently has some of the highest national rates of prison rape.
Apr 2, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Mississippi Grants Death Row Inmate Michelle Byrom a New Trial Mississippi Grants Death Row Inmate Michelle Byrom a New Trial
The State Supreme Court decision reverses Byrom's capital murder conviction for conspiring to kill her husband, a crime her son confessed to.
Apr 1, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Doctors at an Oklahoma Hospital Were Just Told They Can’t Prescribe Birth Control Anymore Doctors at an Oklahoma Hospital Were Just Told They Can’t Prescribe Birth Control Anymore
The Catholic directives would leave just one OB-GYN in the city of Bartlesville who can prescribe contraception for birth control purposes.
Mar 31, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Judges: Texas and Oklahoma Must Lift Veil of Secrecy on Execution Drug Suppliers Judges: Texas and Oklahoma Must Lift Veil of Secrecy on Execution Drug Suppliers
Transparency and civil rights advocates win two victories in a growing battle over anonymous suppliers.
Mar 27, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Is Mississippi About to Execute an Innocent Woman? (Update) Is Mississippi About to Execute an Innocent Woman? (Update)
UPDATE: Michelle Byrom was not executed on March 27. The Mississippi Supreme Court is reviewing a post-conviction motion to review evidence in her case.
Mar 26, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
The ‘Single Largest Environmental Health Risk’ Is Causing 1 in 8 Deaths Worldwide The ‘Single Largest Environmental Health Risk’ Is Causing 1 in 8 Deaths Worldwide
New estimates from the World Health Organization confirm that air pollution is the single greatest environmental risk.
Mar 25, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Albuquerque Police Fatally Shoot Homeless Man Who Was Illegally Camping Albuquerque Police Fatally Shoot Homeless Man Who Was Illegally Camping
The death of James Boyd adds to a long list of questionable use-of-force incidents involving APD officers.
Mar 24, 2014 / Steven Hsieh