The federal government has known about inhumane conditions in tribal detention centers for nearly 2 decades. One watchdog even called the facilities a “national disgrace.”
But we found the system is still leading to inmate deaths. trib.al/ywGZJbk
17 years after a federal probe revealed widespread deaths, inmate abuse and attempted suicides in many of the more than 70 detention centers across the U.S., our investigation found continued neglect, disrepair and inaction.
Brandy Skunkcap was part of a string of deaths at one facility.
A guard decided to lock her up while intoxicated, failing to note her jaundice and complaints of illness. When she was found unresponsive after an apparent seizure — guards failed to initiate immediate first aid.
An on-site medical expert may have saved Skunkcap’s life — but they're not required at detention centers.
Some advocates have railed against that, citing treaty obligations in which tribes gave up their land in exchange for health, safety and security from the U.S. government.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has promised reforms but even after 3 federal probes, the problems remain.
One Arizona facility has half the full-time employees it says it needs. Officers double as janitors and cooks.
"I need the manpower," said Lt. Ophelia Begay "We need funds."
1/ For decades, police misconduct records were secret in California. In the first episode of our police accountability podcast, On Our Watch, we find out what a new transparency law reveals about internal affairs. spotify.link/OnOurWatch1
2/ One officer used car inspections to hit on women. Another used police resources to run checks on women he was pursuing sexually.
But after they were quietly fired, no criminal investigation followed. Why hasn't #MeToo reached policing? spotify.link/OnOurWatch2
3/ After police shot and killed his son, Rick Perez runs into a wall of legal secrecy, and becomes convinced something is being hidden. On a new episode of On Our Watch, he tries to piece together what happened, and fights for greater police transparency. spotify.link/OnOurWatch3
1/ The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins today and the National Hurricane Center has designated 21 storm names for the six-month period ending November 30. trib.al/CV68zhV
2/ Just like the previous seven years, the season got an early start when Tropical Storm Ana formed in the Atlantic on May 22 .
Forecasters say that short-lived storm is a likely sign of what's predicted to be another above-average season.
3/ Tropical trivia:
Storm names repeat every six years — unless a storm is particularly destructive and then its name is retired.
There are no storms that begin with Q, U, X, Y and Z because of a lack of usable names.
Each season's storm names alternate between female and male.
Asian Americans are still perceived as the “model minority.”
But this is a myth — one that flattens diverse experiences and doesn’t align with current statistics.
Here are misconceptions that have arisen from the trope. trib.al/DGACdBc
MYTH #1: Asian Americans are a monolith
More than 22 million people of Asian descent live in the U.S. While those of East Asian and Southeast Asian descent make up the largest shares — no group makes up a majority.
A huge variety of ethnicities exist within regional groups.
MYTH #2: Asian Americans are high earners
A 2016 Pew study found Asian Americans were the most economically divided racial or ethnic group in the U.S. — with Asian Americans in the top 10th of the income distribution making 10.7 times more than those in the bottom 10th.
In March, a man attacked a 65-year-old Filipino woman outside of an apartment building in Manhattan. Surveillance footage shows two men inside who saw — and did not help her.
It sparked a discussion about bystander intervention.
The president's unsubstantiated tweets directly contradict Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who said yesterday the massive SolarWinds cyberattack is “very significant” and that Russians are “pretty clearly” behind it.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Thursday said the hack "poses a grave risk" to federal, state and local governments as well as private companies and organizations. bit.ly/3mzRVk3
Microsoft President Brad Smith: "This is not 'espionage as usual,' even in the digital age. Instead, it represents an act of recklessness that created a serious technological vulnerability for the United States and the world." bit.ly/3nBdYrR