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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Imprisoned Battered Woman Says She Is "Thankful" For Support In Letter From Prison
Her 30-year jail sentence provoked widespread outrage. But after losing a bid for clemency, Tondalo Hall wrote to BuzzFeed to share a message of thanks and hope.
El Paso Looks For Answers On People Illegally Jailed For Traffic Fines
City leaders respond to a BuzzFeed News investigation that revealed the practice is widespread.
In Texas It's A Crime To Be Poor
People in Texas get thrown behind bars just because they can't afford their traffic tickets. That's a disaster for people who are already struggling. It's also completely against the law. A BuzzFeed News investigation.
This Is Why An Abuse Victim Is Still In Prison After Pleading For Mercy
Tondalo Hall is serving a 30 year prison sentence for failing to protect her children from her abusive ex-boyfriend. The man, who admitted to breaking their baby's leg, got out in two years. Hall, who was not ultimately accused of child abuse, must stay in prison.
Battered Woman Faces 15 More Years In Prison After Losing Clemency Plea
Tondalo Hall will not be released early from her 30-year sentence for failing to protect her children from her abusive partner. The man who actually harmed her child got just two years.
Imprisoned Battered Woman Gets One Step Closer to Freedom
Oklahoma’s parole board voted Monday to grant Tondalo Hall a full clemency hearing, the first step in her bid to leave prison early. Hall is pleading for mercy on her 30-year sentence for failing to protect her children from a violent abuser. The man who actually harmed her child got just 2 years.
Women's Rights Group To Rally For Battered Woman To Win Clemency
UltraViolet, the national women's rights group, is organizing a gathering outside the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board on Monday as it considers Tondalo Hall's case.
Texas Governor Signs Law To Stop Jailing Kids For Skipping School
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill that will make truancy a civil offense rather than a criminal one. A BuzzFeed News investigation had found that more than 1,000 Texas teenagers had been ordered to jail after skipping school.
These Six People Will Decide Whether A Battered Woman Walks Free
Tondalo Hall faces a long and difficult battle for clemency, but a crucial first step will take place this month. Ultimately, her decision rests with five parole board members and Gov. Mary Fallin.
Meet Four People Who Pushed Texas To Stop Jailing Kids For Skipping School
BuzzFeed News interviewed some of the people who were instrumental in getting a proposal before the Texas governor that would end the Lone Star State's practice of jailing truant kids. Here are their stories.
Will Texas Governor Greg Abbott Sign Bill To Stop Sending Kids To Jail For Skipping School?
Gov. Abbott has up to two weeks to determine the fate of a proposal that would end the practice of locking up students for missing school. The proposal has strong backing from the conservative “Right on Crime” project.
Will This Battered Woman Be Set Free? Parole Board Set To Decide
The case of Tondalo Hall, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for failing to protect her children from abuse — while the actual abuser got only two years — will go before the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board later this month. The case, part of a BuzzFeed News investigation, has received attention from a national advocacy group.
Texas May Stop Jailing Truant Students
A reform plan was sent to Gov. Greg Abbott that would make truancy a civil matter instead of a criminal one and end the practice of locking up students for missing school. The move follows a Buzzfeed News investigation into widespread jailing of teens.