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System's weaknesses lead to problems in sheriff's office

Eric Nalder, Lewis Kamb, Phuong Cat Le and Paul Shukovsky of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer continue their investigation into abuse, misconduct and disciplinary lapses in the King County Sheriff's Department. The […]
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Jails fail to meet standards

Mark Scolforo of The Associated Press has a four-part series on Pennsylvania’s county prisons, finding that “many local jails are struggling to meet even minimum standards for safety, housing, food […]
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Md. oversight of doctors failing public

Fred Schulte of The (Baltimore) Sun used state records to show that "Maryland's vow to safeguard patients has been undercut by breakdowns in the state system established to oversee doctors." […]
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Taxpayer money used to defend city official

David Josar of The Detroit News used records obtained under Michigan's Freedom of Information Act to find that "Detroit City Clerk Jackie Currie has spent more than $100,000 in taxpayer […]
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Secrecy hides those who prey on children

Andrew Wolfson of The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal reports that "Kentucky shrouds its juvenile courts behind some of the strictest secrecy laws in the nation, requiring the public to accept on […]
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Mayor withholds crime stats

The mayor of Jackson, Miss., has refused to release the city's crime statistics to the City Council. "Under the prior administration of Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr., the crime statistics were […]
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Killers buried among military heroes

Richard Lardner and Doug Stanley of The Tampa Tribune report at least 50 veterans who committed homicides in civilian life are interred at Florida National Cemetery, "the final resting place […]
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Loophole allows sex offenders to disappear

Christine Willmsen and Justin Mayo of The Seattle Times analyzed court records, sex offender registries and check-in logs to show that hundreds of sex offenders register as homeless — making […]
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Thousands of serious crimes reported in schools

Jonathan Marino of The Washington Examiner looked into crime in public schools in Montgomery County, Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C. He found "internal reports, dozens of court records, and […]
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Most Tasered suspects unarmed

Richard D. Walton and Mark Nichols of The Indianapolis Star examined the use of Tasers by Marion County law enforcement officers. "At least 112 unarmed suspects were Tasered while fleeing […]
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