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Covered · 14 stories
Maine · Abuse of power & retaliation
Maine paid $250,000 to a man held years in solitary its prison chief said no longer exists
Corroborated · 3 sources
Hawaii · Health & social services
Hawaii pays $800,000 after a jail intern cleared a detainee who then hanged himself
Confirmed · 4 sources
La Plata County · Police & jail misconduct
La Plata County pays $5M after a jail inmate asked for a hospital and died of an ulcer
Corroborated · 2 sources
Huerfano County · Police & jail misconduct
Huerfano County will pay $9.2M after jailers left a man's six broken ribs untreated
Corroborated · 2 sources
Charleston County · Oversight & ethics enforcement
Charleston County jail medics twice said a dialysis patient needed the ER; he died there
Corroborated · 2 sources
Otter Tail County · Physical & psychological abuse
Otter Tail County jailers left a man 52 hours without food or water, then paid $200K
Confirmed · 3 sources
Lorain County · Police & jail misconduct
Lorain County taxpayers pay $5.6M after jail guard left a cuffed man partly paralyzed
Corroborated · 2 sources
Harris County · Police & jail misconduct
Harris County pays $1.25M after its jail housed a 98-pound disabled teen with his killer
Corroborated · 3 sources
Otero County · Health & social services
Otero County jail left a suicidal man alone with a phone cord; county paid $1.05 million
Corroborated · 2 sources
Richmond city · Public safety & negligence
Richmond jail staff faked safety checks before deaths; one family got $30,000
Confirmed · 4 sources
United States · Abuse of power & retaliation
ICE jailed a US citizen for 1,273 days, then a court said he sued too late
Confirmed · 4 sources
Oregon · Abuse of power & retaliation
Oregon Gov. Kotek unlawfully sent a woman back to prison after her sentence ended
Confirmed · 4 sources
Georgia · Physical & psychological abuse
Georgia prisons labeled obvious homicides 'unknown' after a record 35 killings in 2023
Confirmed · 2 sources
Illinois · Sexual abuse & harassment
Illinois prison officials used a woman a counselor was assaulting as 'bait' to catch him
Confirmed · 2 sources
Missed in its area · 124 stories
Stories filed in a place this outlet covers that another outlet reported and this one did not.
Maine · Police & jail misconduct
Maine State Police promoted the trooper who punched a handcuffed man up to 13 times
Corroborated · 4 sources
Adams County · Sexual abuse & harassment
Adams County's treasurer refused to resign after a probe found he likely harassed staff
Confirmed · 3 sources
Burke County · Bribery & corruption
Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams accused of taking cash to make DUI cases disappear
Corroborated · 3 sources
Marlboro County School District · Misused public funds
Marlboro schools paid a superintendent $326,250 while she lived outside the district
Confirmed · 2 sources
Charleston County School District · Misused public funds
Governor kept Charleston school trustee in office after saying she committed misconduct
Confirmed · 3 sources
Glynn County · Misused public funds
Brunswick DA Keith Higgins ran his office nearly $1 million over budget and won't resign
Alleged · 2 sources
Sangamon · Police & jail misconduct
Sangamon County paid $10M after its sheriff hired the deputy who killed Sonya Massey
Confirmed · 3 sources
Village of Dolton · Misused public funds
Dolton says a bank let ex-mayor Henyard sign away $1.8M alone; she still faces no charges
Corroborated · 3 sources
Clackamas County · Police & jail misconduct
Clackamas jail staff pushed a restrained woman forward despite a warning label; she died
Confirmed · 2 sources
Lane County · Oversight & ethics enforcement
Lane County commissioner stays in office after probe found he retaliated against staff
Corroborated · 2 sources
Osseo Area Schools · Sexual abuse & harassment
Osseo schools ignored reports an assistant principal harassed a 9-year-old, state found
Confirmed · 2 sources
City of Akron · Police & jail misconduct
Akron pays $4.75M after officer shot 15-year-old in the back; police union fights firing
Corroborated · 2 sources
Shelby County · Police & jail misconduct
Three Shelby County jailers charged with manslaughter after a man in mental crisis died
Corroborated · 2 sources
Fort Bend County · Misused public funds
Fort Bend tax collector accused of paying her mother's caregivers as county tax clerks
Corroborated · 2 sources
El Paso ISD · Misused public funds
El Paso ISD's finance chief kept a $21M overrun from her boss; hundreds lost jobs
Corroborated · 4 sources
City of Wilmer · Abuse of power & retaliation
Wilmer councilman charged over a threat keeps his seat; acting police chief charged too
Alleged · 3 sources
Bexar County · Public safety & negligence
Sheriff Salazar's jail leads big Texas counties in 2026 deaths, with over 90 since 2020
Corroborated · 4 sources
Cameron County · Misused public funds
Cameron County drainage board kept paying itself for meetings that never happened
Corroborated · 3 sources
City of Amarillo · Public safety & negligence
Amarillo's landfill left waste uncovered weeks before a fire there destroyed 52 homes
Corroborated · 4 sources
City of Albuquerque · Courts & justice
Albuquerque cops took bribes to sink DWI cases; 260 tossed, six more officers on leave
Confirmed · 3 sources
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