08 Oct Prosecutor Terra Morehead Makes Accountability Seem Impossible
Kansas prosecutor Terra Morehead is back in headlines after even more of her misconduct surfaces. Yet she still faces no accountability.
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24 Sep Texas Prosecutor’s Misconduct Gets Murder Conviction Overturned
An egregious case of prosecutor misconduct from Texas is making headlines as the judiciary passes blame for the public perception of judges.
03 Sep Former Prosecutor Indicted For Role In Ahmaud Arbery Case
Ahmaud Arbery's killers are facing criminal charges, but so is a prosecutor involved in the investigation into his death.
02 Sep South Dakota Attorney General Avoids Recommended Charges
South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg got off with fines, but investigators recommended that he face a manslaughter charge instead.
28 Aug Prosecutor’s Brady Violation Leads to Mistrial in Avenatti Trial
The trial of Michael Avenatti took an interesting turn this week when the judge declared a mistrial. The reason? A prosecutor's misconduct.
01 Jul Overturned Cosby Conviction Shows Flaws in Prosecutorial Discretion
The fact that Cosby's convictions were overturned made headlines for many reasons, but one should be the flaws with prosecutorial discretion.
24 Jun California Begins to Reckon With the Cost of Incarceration
Keeping people in jails and prisons also accounts for a significant portion of government budgets at the state and federal levels. Now, some lawmakers in California are addressing the cost of incarceration at each of these levels.
13 Jun Excluding People With Criminal Records from Serving on Juries
The danger of racially homogenous juries is well-documented, but laws that exclude people with criminal records from serving on a jury whitewash juries by default.