Eric Umansky

3 weeks ago | propublica.org | Jessica Lussenhop |Sarahbeth Maney |Eric Umansky |Richard Webster

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. The exoneration of Edgar Barrientos-Quintana may be the first in the country related directly to the involvement of the television show.

4 weeks ago | propublica.org | Kyle Hopkins |Eric Umansky |Richard Webster |Jeremy Kohler

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Alaska’s Supreme Court has placed new limits on how long criminal cases can be postponed, part of an effort to reduce the time many criminal defendants wait to face trial in the state.

1 month ago | propublica.org | Eric Umansky |Kyle Hopkins |Richard Webster |Jeremy Kohler

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has embraced a problematic NYPD unit led by longtime allies. When department insiders raised red flags about the unit, the team’s leaders complained to the mayor. The relationship between Adams and the unit was so tight that the mayor was given access to a special livestream feed from the team’s body-worn cameras.

1 month ago | shorturl.at | Richard Webster |Kyle Hopkins |Eric Umansky |Jeremy Kohler

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Verite News. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Nine prisoners who were convicted in part on inaccurate evidence presented by dentist Michael West and pathologist Dr. Steven Hayne have since been exonerated.

Oct 13, 2024 | propublica.org | Kyle Hopkins |Richard Webster |Eric Umansky |Eli Hager

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Although the dismissed cases are misdemeanors, they include allegations of serious crimes such as domestic violence. The problem emerged because Anchorage said it didn’t have enough prosecutors to bring cases forward.