April 15, 2013
Broken Shield investigation that exposed patient abuse at state developmental centers a top contender for journalism's highest honor.
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April 10, 2013
Legal experts and residents question the widespread practice of assigning former police officers to examine officer-involved shootings.
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February 11, 2013
The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden left the military with no pension and no protection for himself or his family.
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December 21, 2012
An 18-month California Watch investigation exposed the failure of a police force to protect developmental center patients – the state’s most vulnerable residents.
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November 29, 2012
Developmentally disabled patients at California’s board-and-care centers have accused caretakers of molestation and rape 36 times since 2009.
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September 30, 2012
Psychological, substance abuse and education profiles of inmates reveal high numbers of addicts, but fewer at high risk for violent crimes.
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August 23, 2012
As more felons are sentenced to local jails instead of state prisons under California’s prison realignment plan, some lockups, like Fresno County’s, are struggling with the influx.
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August 2, 2012
Ten years ago, a woman known only as Jane Doe 1 came forward to unveil the dark side of a prominent Black Muslim group in Oakland. This is the first time she has chosen to tell her story to the public.
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July 31, 2012
With a suspect from the start, the Sonoma Developmental Center’s in-house police force made no arrest in a dozen patient assaults, choosing to handle the case administratively.
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March 29, 2012
A Pentagon equipment giveaway worth an estimated $2.8 billion has bolstered police, sheriff’s and fire departments across the country over the past two decades.
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February 24, 2012
Dead at 50 with a severely broken neck, Van Ingraham’s injuries looked suspicious. But police took the word of a blind man over three medical experts.
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February 17, 2012
Illegal immigrants with severe mental health problems are caught in legal limbo, trapped in detention in the United States without attorneys.
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April 6, 2012
On Oct. 13, the Drug Enforcement Administration raided Northstone Organics, a medical marijuana co-op farm in Mendocino County.
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October 17, 2011
Since October 2004, 132 U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees have been indicted or convicted on corruption-related charges. Rapid expansion and lack of funds for background checks are blamed.
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April 23, 2011
Trespassing marijuana growers are setting booby traps, resorting to violence and vandalism, and polluting private land as property owners and law enforcement try to fight back.
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