Chicago Mayor Creates Civilian Agency To Monitor Police
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the new Civilian Office on Police Accountability will be independent, but critics say it will still answer to city hall.
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Obama Commutes 111 Prison Sentences; DOJ Working To Clear Backlog
The prisoners got word on Tuesday that their sentences are being shortened, as a result of the White House's efforts on clemency. Justice Department officials are working through a backlog of cases.
Prisoners Granted Clemency Must Adjust To New Lives
Shauna Barry-Scott of Youngstown, Ohio, was released from prison last fall after serving 10 years of a 20-year drug conviction. She offers her perspective on making a new life after early release.
California Lawmakers Approve Mandatory Sentencing For Rape
State sexual assault law is tightened in response to the six-month sentence imposed on former Stanford student Brock Turner. He was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.
Former Inmate Gives Advice To Prisoners With Commuted Sentences
Former inmate Norman Brown gives advice to inmates who had their sentences commuted Tuesday by President Obama.
Obama Grants Clemency To 111 Prisoners; DOJ 'Confident' It Will Clear Backlog
Thousands of petitions are still pending, but the Justice Department tells NPR that despite doubts from advocates it plans to consider each of them before President Obama leaves office.
Clemency Project Races To Prepare Thousands Of Applications For Review
NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Cynthia Roseberry, staff director of Clemency Project 2014, on the group's efforts to prepare thousands of clemency applications for review before President Obama leaves the White House.
Maine Woods National Park Remains Divisive For Some Locals
The National Park System turned 100 years old this week, and it got a very big present to mark the the occasion. We'll visit the new Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Northern Maine.
Mississippi Man Charged With Murder Of Two Nuns
Nuns Paula Merrill and Margaret Held, both 68, worked as nurse practitioners providing medical care at a clinic in Holmes County, one of the poorest in the country. They were found dead on Thursday.
#NPRreads: Take A Leisurely Trip Through These Four Stories This Weekend
Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.