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Joseph Darius Jaafari was the 2019 Tow fellow. A graduate of the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, his work covering LGBTQ issues, crime and the military has appeared in Rolling Stone Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Atlantic, VICE and other international publications. His documentary on abuse within the LGBT community, “WOOF: A Barkumentary,” won three honorable mentions at international film festivals, and his other video work has been published in The New York Post and NationSwell.
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Kevin Johns comforts Kathy Bowling at their son Jared Johns’ grave at Cannon Memorial Park in Fountain Inn, South Carolina.
Justice Lab November 11, 2019
How Did They Run an Elaborate “Sextortion” Scam From Prison? Cellphones.
Victim’s family pushes for a high-tech crackdown—but it may not work.
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News August 28, 2019
Same-Sex Couples in North Carolina Don’t Have Equal Abuse Protections
A lawsuit seeks protective orders even when queer couples don’t live together.
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Angela Bapp testified before the House Armed Services Committee, which was examining the role of the commander of prosecutions for sexual assaults in the military.
News July 30, 2019
A Unique Military Program Helps Sexual Assault Survivors. But Not All of Them.
The military gives lawyers to victims. But civilians—who make up hundreds of cases a year—are left to fend for themselves.
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A person released from the Cook County Jail in Chicago wears an electronic monitoring device similar to those used by many former prisoners in Illinois.
Justice Lab July 15, 2019
Illinois puts ankle monitors on thousands. Now it has to figure out who gets tracked—and why
Corrections officials have little data on the electronic monitoring of former prisoners. A new bill aims to change that.
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The tattoo on King’s left arm shows a hand holding a crystal ball saying “Shadow Bred,” because during his time in prison, he wanted to be in the shadows and not draw attention to himself.
News June 7, 2019
The Underground Art of Prison Tattoos
Broken spoons, beard trimmer parts and other ingenious, sometimes dangerous, tools used by incarcerated body artists.
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The military courthouse at Fort Bragg, N.C.
News April 30, 2019
Do Soldiers Face ‘Double Jeopardy’ in Military Courts?
Sailor sent to prison for manslaughter then faced court-martial on murder charges.
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People line up outside the building that houses the immigration courts in Los Angeles in 2018.
News March 20, 2019
Immigration Courts Getting Lost in Translation
Dial-an-interpreter services rankle judges who want in-person translators.
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Associate Judge Pamela Woodcock Pfeiffer embraces a U.S. Army veteran after he completed a program at the Veterans Treatment Court at the Kent County Courthouse in Warwick, R.I., in 2016.
News February 19, 2019
Special Courts for Veterans Languish
There’s little money and apparently little demand.
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A new study in the journal Language found that witnesses who speak in cultural or regional dialects are more likely to be misunderstood in the courts.
Justice Lab February 14, 2019
In Court, Where Are Siri and Alexa?
When it comes to setting the record straight, court reporting technology is still not up to speed.
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