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California Takes a First Step Toward Improving Its Failing County Jails

The Benefits of Being Joe Biden’s Brother

School Employees Have Used Isolated Timeouts Illegally, State Investigations Find

Utah Representative Proposes Bill to Stop Payday Lenders From Taking Bail Money from Borrowers

The New U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Fails to Capture Many Deaths

A Liar’s Testimony Convinced a Jury to Convict a Man of Murder. Will Florida Execute Him Anyway?

A Group of Agents Rose Through the Ranks to Lead the Border Patrol. They’re Leaving It in Crisis.

VA Secretary Looked for Dirt on a House Staffer Who Reported Sexual Assault in a VA Hospital, Complaint Says

How Louisiana Lawmakers Stop Residents’ Efforts to Fight Big Oil and Gas

17 Sailors and Six Marines Died in Avoidable Accidents. Congress Questions Whether the Problems Have Been Fixed.

Justice Dept. Says It Will Investigate Deadly Conditions at Four Mississippi Prisons

The Most Important Thing Every Parent Needs to Know About Car Seat Safety

Evenflo, Maker of the “Big Kid” Booster Seat, Put Profits Over Child Safety

How Parnas and Fruman’s Dodgy Donation Was Uncovered by Two People Using Google Translate

Iowa’s Lesson: Political Parties Are Not as Good as Government Officials at Counting Votes

We’ve Gotten a Lot of Questions About Our Database of Credibly Accused Priests. Here Are the Answers.

Sexual Abuse Reports From Illinois’ Catholic Dioceses Are Still Missing A Lot of Data

Dating Apps Can Be Dangerous. Congress Is Investigating.

Local Accountability Journalism Still Has a Huge Impact

How These Jail Officials Profit From Selling E-Cigarettes to Inmates