Teens at the Acadiana Center for Youth at St. Martinville were held in solitary confinement around the clock, shackled with leg irons and deprived of an education. “This is child abuse,” one expert said. BETH SCHWARTZAPFEL, The Marshall Project; Erin Einhorn, NBC...
The judge in Julie Valadez’s custody case found her disruptive, questioned her credibility and put out a warrant for her arrest. A rare appellate victory is now giving her case a fresh look, but Valadez still is fighting for her four children. by Megan O’MatzFeb. 22,...
New York is closing one of its last ‘shock’ camps, a move some experts and former prisoners say is a long time coming. ANJALI NAIR/NBC NEWS By KERI BLAKINGER When she was arrested on drug charges in 2017, Ciera Saxby-Smith told herself she’d do anything to go home to...
Why some trauma victims are more likely to take responsibility for crimes, even when they may be innocent. Melissa Lucio was sentenced to death in Texas after she confessed to beating her 2-year-old daughter, who later died. She says she was coerced to confess by a...