FW: A story of hate and heroes
Dianne Tramutola-Lawson
From: The Marshall Project [mailto:info=themarshall...@mail24.sea21.rsgsv.net] On Behalf Of The Marshall Project
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 5:40 AM
Subject: A story of hate and heroes
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“He described himself as a sociopath.” A homegrown terrorist and the men who died standing up to him. The Oregonian More: The victims include a recent college graduate and a veteran, both of whom now are hailed as heroes. Buzzfeed Related: The suspect is known as a white supremacist. Portland Mercury A story of hate and heroes, The Washington Post The women who were initially targeted speak out, offer thanks. The New York Times Not the time for protest, rallies, says mayor. Oregon Public Broadcasting Collateral damage. The new immigration database, designed to allow victims to track undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes, is also exposing data about victims of crime who are supposed to be protected from such disclosures by law. Especially vulnerable are women who are victims of domestic and sexual abuse, say advocates who worry about the public safety implications of the feds’ “Victim Information Notification Exchange.” The Guardian Related: Meet the sheriffs who are happy to enforce the Trump administration’s immigration directives. Pew Charitable Trust The feds want their new sentencing rules to target people “wearing heavy gold and chains.” It’s not racist to suggest that minority communities are caught up in cycles of crime and drug use, says Larry Leiser, a federal prosecutor and president of the National Association of Assistant District Attorneys. Daily Caller Related: Meanwhile, the White House says its proposed “massive” cuts to Violence Against Women Act programs in its new budget is just a “technicality.” Others aren’t so sure. McClatchy And: Burgeoning Russia scandal has private attorneys re-thinking plans to join Justice Department. Politico Kafka in Las Vegas. The story of the injustice visited on Fred Steese unfolds in waves. First there was the wrongful conviction for murder that sent him away for life. Then some of the prosecutors who cheated became judges. And then, when the prosecutors’ misconduct was uncovered and the case against Steese fell apart, a new set of prosecutors figured out a way to protect their office from a civil rights lawsuit. ProPublica Related: At the center of the story a prosecutor who has left a trail of misconduct wherever he’s gone. ProPublica “Grief is not linear. I think of it in waves. You have to ride the waves.” Cold cases only make news when a suspect is caught or when a long-ago murder is definitively solved. But that happens in only a fraction of all cases. Most of the time, victims like Irene Gowins-Sowells, whose husband was slain in New York in 2000, live out the rest of their days without any resolution about who caused the worst moment of their lives. Sometimes these survivors ask for and receive help. And sometimes they don’t. The New York Times
What happens now to the death penalty in Pennsylvania? And why is a critical review of capital punishment in the state taking so long? Philly.com Utah’s reputation for recent justice reforms is lagging behind its Western neighbors when it comes to the care and treatment of mentally ill suspects in jails. Inmates too ill to proceed toward trial languish in confinement, waiting for months on end for an opening at the state hospital. Deseret News A federal judge in Virginia vacated the life-without-parole sentences of Lee Boyd Malvo, the junior partner in the Beltway sniper shootings. He will be re-resentenced. He also is serving life sentences for shootings in Maryland. The Washington Post Alabama’s governor makes it official; the state with a long history of wrongful convictions has a new law designed to reduce the length of capital appeals. AL.com Texas prosecutors are scrambling to keep a serial killer behind bars. After decades in prison Genene Jones, a/k/a “The Angel of Death,” is due to be released on parole next year; now there’s a move to bring new murder charges against her to thwart her release. Texas Monthly
American Exceptionalism, Punishment Edition. The case for more action, less talk, on prison reform. The Economist Tin soldier. The uniform of Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who says he’s joining the Department of Homeland Security, is festooned with pins and medals. They mean much more, and much less, than you’d think. The Washington Post Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions didn’t save the private prison industry. It was never in any danger of dying anyway. Pacific Standard Bill Cosby: America’s abusive father. He fooled us — or rather we allowed ourselves to be fooled. The Boston Globe A name by any other. Reporters should stop misgendering transgender crime victims. Columbia Journalism Review
Reform Movement of the Day: The advocacy group, “Knife Rights” has fought for and won repeal or reform of 23 knife-restriction laws in 17 states — and counting. Real Clear Investigations Discovery of the Day: Old police files found in a box in a hallway of a Philadelphia police station lead to a man’s release from prison. He was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent two decades behind bars. The New York Times Europeans of the Day: The world, and the United States, can learn a lot from how Norway treats its offenders. The Economist Tragedy of the Day: Two drug counselors in Pennsylvania died earlier this month of an opioid overdose; their bodies were discovered by those they had tried to help. The Huffington Post Privatization of the Day: Kentucky is moving to restore the use of private prisons in the state despite past problems with the practice. Lexington Herald-Leader Related: Officials at a for-profit Arkansas jail are accused of ignoring an ill man’s pleas for help before he died. The New York Times |
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