New laws, same old cycle, Austin American-Statesman
Busted, ProPublica/New York Times Magazine
Police, Prosecutors and Judges Rely on a Flawed $2 Drug Test That Puts Innocent People Behind Bars
Tens of thousands of people every year are sent to jail based on the results of a $2 roadside drug test. Widespread evidence shows that these tests routinely produce false positives.
Inside the Deadly World of Private Prison Transport, The Marshall Project
Inside the Deadly World of Private Prisoner Transport
Tens of thousands of people every year are packed into vans run by for-profit companies with almost no oversight. themarshallproject.org
The lobbying reform that enriched Congress, POLITICO
The lobbying reform that enriched Congress
Nine years after Congress tried to halt the revolving door, the influence industry is larger and filled with former members. This wasn’t an accident.politico.com
The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 was enacted following the arrest of “super lobbyist” Jack Abramoff. It was billed as a historic breakthrough that Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said would, “[restore] the people’s trust by reforming ethics and lobbying rules.” But it didn’t. In fact, this investigation found that it’s created a shadow class of political influencers that are increasingly difficult to monitor — and punishing those behaving badly is even harder.
Doctors & Sex Abuse, Atlanta Journal Constitution
Doctors & Sex Abuse: How doctors who abuse patients keep practicing, 50-state investigation finds
Doctors & Sex Abuse is a national investigation that exposes a culture of power and secrecy that forgives sexually abusive doctors in every statedoctors.ajc.com
How common is sex abuse by doctors? Very, according to this investigation. A review of public records from all 50 states found “more than 3,100 doctors accused of sexual misconduct,” since 1999, and more than 2,000 of those cases “clearly involved patients.” But that’s only a fraction of the problem – and the full extent of the problem is unknowable.
New Jersey’s Student Loan Program is ‘State-Sanctioned Loan-Sharking’, ProPublica/New York Times
New Jersey’s Student Loan Program is ‘State-Sanctioned Loan-Sharking’
The loans have extraordinarily stringent rules, aggressive collections and few reprieves, even for borrowers who’ve died. The head of the loan agency was appointed by Gov. Chris Christie.propublica.org
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Yarber campaign finance: missing donations, miscalculations, The Clarion-Ledger
Yarber campaign finance: missing donations, miscalculations
Mayor Tony Yarber’s campaign finance filings raised eyebrows during the 2014 election and still do two years later.clarionledger.com
