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Radley Balko

Crime

How St. Louis County, Missouri Profits from Poverty

On the court system’s excessive fines.

Radley Balko Washington Post Sep 2014 55min Permalink

Crime

“Why Did You Shoot Me? I Was Reading a Book”

On the militarization of America’s police forces.

Radley Balko Salon Jul 2013 Permalink

Crime

Solving Kathy Mabry's Murder

How an overzealous forensic pathologist and his odontologist sidekick put innocent Mississippi residents behind bars – and let killers run free.

Radley Balko The Huffington Post Jan 2013 30min Permalink

Crime

Why Americans Still Support The Death Penalty

Three primary reasons: A desire for vengeance, the sanitization of executions and, ironically, the reliability of DNA evidence.

Radley Balko The Huffington Post Sep 2011 15min Permalink