Most CIA interrogation cases won't be pursued
The Justice Department decides to continue investigating only two out of more than 100 cases in which abuses had been alleged, both of which resulted in death.
@Propublica LAT sez gov't has decided to investigate "only two of 100 cases" of CIA prisoner abuse: http://lat.ms/leYWex #muckreads
#muckreads On Indian Reservations, Higher Crime and Fewer Prosecutions: http://t.co/9QuW2VP5
Higher Crime, Fewer Charges on Indian Land
Indian reservations across the United States have grappled for years with chronic rates of crime higher than all but a handful of the nation’s most violent cities. But the Justice Department, which is responsible for prosecuting the most serious crimes on reservations, files charges in only about half of Indian Country murder investigations and turns down nearly two-thirds of sexual assault cases, according to new federal data.
Convicted defendants left uninformed of forensic flaws found by Justice Department http://t.co/s6Od5aCy #muckreads
Convicted defendants left uninformed of forensic flaws found by Justice Dept.
A nine-year Department of Justice investigation into flawed forensic work found many cases that may have led to wrongful convictions--but it hasn't told convicted defendants about the problems. The Department of Justice says it fulfills its legal obligations by informing the prosecutors in the case, and doesn't need to tell defendants.
Prisons to Step Up Anti-Rape Efforts
On the same day that the Justice Department rolled out new policies against rape in prisons, the DOJ released a survey showing that one in ten former prisoners reported being sexually abused by staff or other inmates.
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