The Trump regime very nearly sank to a new low of barbarism recently: it planned to televise a convict’s execution by firing squad. This public execution,... The Trump regime very nearly sank to a new low of barbarism recently: it…
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Editor’s note: Currently running for governor of Ohio, Dr. Amy Acton is a physician and former Ohio health director who became widely known for helping lead the state’s early COVID-19 response under Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. If elected, she would…
The midterms will shape our future. HuffPost holds power accountable. Become a member to keep independent journalism strong. The police officer who shot and killed Kohen Wiley, 1, when he fired into a moving vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call…
“It’s basically the government choosing to stick its head in the sand about a pretty key aspect of sexual assault in prisons.” The Department of Justice (DOJ) is highlighting the sexual violence in U.S. prisons and jails committed by…
Tremon Hill has been charged with murder over the fatal 2018 shooting. Tremon Hill stood trial for the 2018 killing of Dejanay Stanton, a Black trans woman, at the George N. Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Cook County, Illinois on Wednesday. More than eight…
The midterms will shape our future. HuffPost holds power accountable. Become a member to keep independent journalism strong. Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike’s arms before her attempted execution and warned…
The midterms will shape our future. HuffPost holds power accountable. Become a member to keep independent journalism strong. Kohen Wiley’s family said Thursday they do not believe the shooting was justified after reviewing videos from officers’ body-worn cameras. The family…
Survivors describe repeated assaults and pleas for help met with blame as the administration moves to weaken protections against sexual violence behind bars. Entrance to the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, N.Y. “There’s no reason to have singled us…
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s intention to publicly live-stream the military’s December execution of American Muslim Nidal Hasan by firing squad proved to be too much even for President Donald Trump. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, gunned down 13 people and injured…
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