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Joe Shapiro

Crime

The Deadly Consequences of Solitary With a Cellmate

Overcrowding in prisons leads to doubling up inmates in solitary confinement, regardless of their homicidal intentions or mental health.

Christie Thompson, Joe Shapiro The Marshall Project Mar 2016 20min Permalink

Science

The Hardest Cases: When Children Die, Justice Can Be Elusive

An investigation by ProPublica, PBS Frontline and NPR has found that medical examiners and coroners have repeatedly mishandled cases of infant and child deaths, helping to put innocent people behind bars.

A.C. Thompson, Chisun Lee, Joe Shapiro, Sandra Bartlett ProPublica Jun 2011 25min Permalink