NYPD Accused of Fabricating Domestic Violence Survivor’s Murder Confession
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office dropped the murder charges against Tracy McCarter last year, citing insufficient evidence.
Lauren Gill
Lauren is a journalist covering criminal justice with a focus on extreme sentences, the death penalty, prisons, and jails. She's written for ProPublica, The Nation, Slate, and The Appeal, among others.
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Companies Already Ban the Use of Their Drugs for Lethal Injection. Now They’re Blocking IV Equipment.
Medical manufacturers say states can’t use their IV equipment to kill, a stance that could fuel new challenges to lethal injection.
Federal Prisons' Switch to Scanning Mail Is a Surveillance Nightmare
The Bureau of Prisons has piloted a program that can give authorities “huge secret intelligence into the public sender of postal mail.”
Prosecutors Ignored Evidence of Her Estranged Husband’s Abuse. She Faces 25 Years in Prison for Murder.
Advocates for domestic violence survivors are pointing to Tracy McCarter’s case as they push Manhattan DA candidates to pledge reform.