Alex Campbell
This Police Department Tosses Aside Rape Reports When A Victim Doesn’t Resist “To The Best Of Her Ability”
Across the country, some police departments claim a vast number of rape reports are false. A BuzzFeed News investigation into a year of “unfounded” rapes in Baltimore County reveals that detectives often don't investigate them at all — even when the man had been arrested for rape before.
Alex Campbell
Texas Plan To Jail Fewer Poor People Infuriates Some Court Officers
The idea was to ensure people who can’t afford their traffic tickets have an alternative to getting locked up. But it’s facing fierce pushback from some quarters.
Kendall Taggart
Austin Moves To Jail Fewer People Over Unpaid Fines
The city council is pushing judges to find alternatives for people who cannot afford traffic tickets.
Alex Campbell
Donald Trump Supporters Believe His Claims Of Rigged Election
"The whole system's been rigged for decades," one supporter said at a rally Saturday.
Alex Campbell
Trump Gave $150,000 To Charity That CNN Head’s Wife Helped Lead
The donations were for the private school that Trump's son attends. The candidate and the media mogul have not publicly disclosed the connection.
Alex Campbell
El Paso Gets Sued Over Jailing People For Unpaid Traffic Tickets
Legal advocates say the city has failed to reform unconstitutional practices that BuzzFeed News exposed last fall.
Kendall Taggart
Judge Blasts Texas For Using Courts To Make Money Off Poor
A San Antonio judge called out “oppressive” policies that he said pressure courts to squeeze money out of people who cannot afford to pay low-level fines.
Kendall Taggart
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Claiming Austin Illegally Jails Poor People
A class-action suit had claimed that judges in Austin were locking people up for not paying court fines without properly assessing whether the defendants could afford to pay. A federal judge said this week that the city can't be held liable.
Alex Campbell
Texas Proposes New Rules To Help People Stay Out Of Jail For Traffic Tickets
State officials have proposed extended payment plans for people who can’t afford their fines; new rules would also make explicit that people can’t be jailed when they are too poor to pay.
Alex Campbell
Donald Trump's Victory Speech Sounded Like An Infomercial
He also took time on Tuesday to hawk his various business ventures after taking heat from party leaders.
Alex Campbell
Jailed Texas Woman Featured In BuzzFeed News Investigation Is Granted Parole
Arlena Lindley was sentenced to 45 years in prison for failing to protect her son from her abusive boyfriend, even though she tried to stop the beating. She was featured in a 2014 Buzzfeed News investigation on battered women facing long prison sentences for crimes their partners committed despite evidence that the women were brutally abused themselves.
Alex Campbell
El Paso Moves To Protect Poor People From Illegal Jailings
City council votes to require court to provide proof that judges are not locking up people who are too poor to pay their traffic tickets. The move follows a BuzzFeed News investigation into illegal jailings.
Kendall Taggart
A Traffic Cop’s Ticket Bonanza In A Poor Texas Town
Turbocharged surveillance technology turned Officer Rickey Antoine into an unstoppable policing juggernaut. The city of Port Arthur says his approach to traffic safety saves lives. But some of the city’s poorest residents are paying the price.
Alex Campbell
Woman Sent To Prison For Failing To Protect Toddler Is Up For Parole
Arlena Lindley was sentenced to 45 years in prison for failing to protect her son from a fatal beating. Now she's up for parole for a second time.
Alex Campbell
Court Papers: Trump Ate At Jeffrey Epstein’s House
But he apparently ate at the servants’ table. Trump’s associates this year have downplayed the relationship between him and Epstein, the financier who was accused of sexually abusing minors in the 2000s.
Alex Campbell
Texas Finds Schools Are Failing Students With Disabilities
A state agency found that instead of assessing the needs of students with disabilities, four school districts charged them as truants.
Kendall Taggart
Lawsuit Claims Austin Illegally Jails Poor People
A federal class action suit filed Tuesday morning claims that Austin's municipal court locks people up for unpaid petty fines without properly assessing whether they can afford to pay.
Alex Campbell
El Paso Must Stop Illegally Jailing The Poor, Advocates Demand
A group of legal advocates are demanding that the El Paso City Council take action in response to a BuzzFeed News investigation that found that the municipal court has been illegally jailing people for unpaid traffic fines.
Kendall Taggart
After A Man Died While In Jail For Traffic Tickets, ACLU Calls For Federal Probe
After a man’s death during a 30-day jail sentence that BuzzFeed News found may not even have been legal, the civil rights group calls on federal authorities to investigate.
Alex Campbell
Was This Man Who Died In A Michigan Jail Illegally Incarcerated?
David Stojcevski died in a Michigan jail after being sentenced to serve 30 days for unpaid traffic tickets. Documents obtained by BuzzFeed News suggest that the judge who locked him up violated the law by failing to assess if he was too poor to pay his fines.
Alex Campbell
