March 6, 2017 (Fault Lines) – Counties across the country are having parents foot the bill for the costs associated with keeping Junior in lockup. Following their kids’ “stay” at a juvenile facility, parents are being...

March 2, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Is there something that’s more dangerous, that looks worse for America’s law enforcement, than when it plays the dangerous shell game of “gypsy cops,” in which officers who’ve committed serious...

February 27, 2017 (Fault Lines) – When it comes to law enforcement scandals, America’s Second City always manages to outdo itself. Chicago’s (wo)men in blue are constantly in the headlines facing allegations of misconduct, perjury, and just...

February 23, 2017 (Fault Lines) – County jails are where denizens of this country are first taken after they’ve been placed under arrest, and the deplorable conditions in these jails* is a national disgrace. Those who’ve...

February 20, 2017 (Fault Lines) — The federal government has no match when it comes to prosecutorial resources and access to information. It’s not that they’re the brilliant band of investigators they think they are, but that...

February 16, 2017 (Fault Lines) — In Miami’s federal court, there’s an ongoing battle of transnational intrigue going down.  On one corner, there’s the Republic of Colombia, and the U.S. Department of Justice. On the other...

February 13, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Ed. Note: In light of the violence at Berkeley following the scheduled presentation by Milo Yiannopoulos, we have charged Mario Machado and Chris Seaton to debate, “Is America in the middle...

February 9, 2017 (Fault Lines) — For the first time in 8 years, Americans’ rights to free expression is facing a serious threat from the federal government, should U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions be confirmed as Attorney...

February 6, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Did Georgia’s legislators sit down, look at the dysfunction caused by college campuses taking the lead in criminal investigations as per the Executive’s “Dear Colleague” effort, and decide to find...

February 1, 2017 (Fault Lines) — A federal lawsuit brought by a Cincinnati woman against several guards and medical staff from the Warren County Jail contain allegations of scandalous brutality at the hands of the defendants....