InvestigationJustice Young and Locked Up in Silicon Valley The Santa Clara County district attorney has made a habit of charging 14-, 15-, and 16-year-olds as adults. Why? Jessica PishkoSan Francisco MagazineAugust 1, 2016
InvestigationBusiness, Justice The Financial Firm That Cornered the Market on Jails Thousands of arrestees a year are forced into get-out-of-jail-broke cards that are loaded up with deceptive fees. Arun GuptaThe NationAugust 1, 2016
InvestigationPolitics What Did $220 Million Buy? Bernie Sanders’s fundraising was revolutionary. How he spent his money was not. Eli Clifton & Joshua HollandSlate MagazineJuly 13, 2016
InvestigationJustice Surviving the Long Haul For women in the trucking industry, going to work can mean subjecting themselves to catcalling, harassment, rape, and a system built to keep them out. Mary PilonMary ReviewJuly 11, 2016
InvestigationBusiness, Immigration The Rockets’ Red Glare The vast majority of the world’s fireworks come from China. And sometimes they explode early, with deadly consequences. Kathleen McLaughlin & Noy ThrupkaewSlate MagazineJuly 1, 2016
InvestigationBusiness Money for Nothing Confessions of a payday lender: “I felt like a modern-day gangster.” Gary RivlinThe InterceptJune 23, 2016
InvestigationJustice Can This Woman Replace Planned Parenthood? Brandi Swindell thinks her Stanton Healthcare can be the go-to place for women’s health care — without providing abortion or contraception. Robin MartyCosmopolitanJune 15, 2016
InvestigationJustice, Politics They Knew Something Was Going On The US government repeatedly ignored its own watchdogs as dozens of noncitizens died in its private prisons. Seth Freed WesslerThe NationJune 15, 2016
InvestigationBusiness, Justice A Shot to the Heart A police officer learns the hard way how lethal Tasers can be. Matt Stroud & Nick BerardiniThe InterceptJune 7, 2016
InvestigationJustice Hard Time The US is the only country that routinely sentences children to life in prison without parole. Lisa ArmstrongThe InterceptJune 3, 2016