Crime & Law Enforcement
Ava DuVernay Focuses On The Central Park 5's Perspective: 'Now People Know'
DuVernay's Netflix series, When They See Us, tells the story of how five black and brown teenagers were manipulated into confessing to a brutal rape they did not commit.
Reporter Who Broke R. Kelly Story: Abuse Was In 'Full View Of The World'
Reporter Jim Derogatis describes how he came to investigate the story of the R&R singer R. Kelly and his sexual assault and abuse of underage girls. He's been covering the story for almost 20 years.
'No Visible Bruises' Upends Stereotypes Of Abuse, Sheds Light On Domestic Violence
A conversation with journalist Rachel Louise Snyder, author of the book 'No Visible Bruises' and Suzanne Dubus who is CEO of a domestic violence crisis center that pioneered a new approach to protecting women in danger of being murdered.
'Charged' Explains How Prosecutors And Plea Bargains Drive Mass Incarceration
A talk with Emily Bazelon, author of Charged, about the power of prosecutors, and the new movement to reform prosecution.
Former Physician At Rikers Island Exposes Health Risks Of Incarceration
As head of New York City's correctional health services, Dr. Homer Venters spent nine years overseeing the care of thousands of inmates in the jails on Rikers Island. Though he left Rikers in 2017, what he witnessed on the job has stayed with him.
'An American Summer' Looks At How Gun Violence 'Gets In People's Bones'
Alex Kotlowitz discusses the people whose lives were changed or lost due to gun violence in Chicago one summer. He likens the trauma of living with gun violence to the PTSD some veterans experience.
'Surviving R. Kelly' Producer Dream Hampton Takes On Ecosystem That Supported The Star
Activist, filmmaker and writer dream hampton executive produced Surviving R. Kelly, a six-part docuseries focusing on Kelly's alleged victims and their family members.
Host Of The Prison Podcast 'Ear Hustle' Reflects On His 27 Years Behind Bars
Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor started the podcast Ear Hustle when Woods was a prisoner in San Quentin. Woods' sentence was recently commuted, but the two continue to tell stories of life behind bars.
'Punishment Without Crime' Highlights The Injustice Of America's Misdemeanor System
Former federal public defender Alexandra Natapoff says 13 million misdemeanors are filed each year in the U.S., trapping the innocent, punishing the poor and making society more unequal.
From Convict To Criminal Justice Reporter: 'I Was So Lucky To Come Out Of This'
As a criminal justice reporter for the Houston Chronicle, Keri Blakinger has a special interest in covering the conditions of prisoners — in part because she spent nearly two years locked up in county and state correctional facilities herself.