corruption In Alabama, it's traditional for sheriffs who lose their elections to steal and waste money, destroy public property Cory Doctorow
police Hamilton County sheriffs replace U.S. flag at justice center with police "thin blue line" flag Rob Beschizza
coronavirus County sheriffs claim that prisoners sleeping head-to-toe count as being "six feet apart" for coronavirus safety Thom Dunn
coronavirus Florida Pastor arrested after encouraging people to come to church in person during the coronavirus lockdown Thom Dunn
crime Louisiana couple stole $1,000 worth of beer from 6 Target stores in 1 week, say cops Xeni Jardin
fbi The FBI doesn't need Apple to give it a backdoor to encryption, because it already has all the access it needs Thom Dunn
Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow
corruption Washington State sheriff used courtroom camera to zoom in on defense attorney and juror's private notes Cory Doctorow
police brutality Woman says she was forcibly stripped naked for 12 hours by sheriff Mark Frauenfelder
sick puppies Teacher who fed puppy to snapping turtle in front of children found not guilty of animal cruelty Rob Beschizza
corruption The sheriffs who cheered Trump's attack on the press have long histories of shady dealings, revealed by the press Cory Doctorow
facebook American Conservative laments market concentration and private property as bad for free expression Cory Doctorow
transparency Laramie County, Wyoming Sheriffs' department blocks public records requests for their prison phone monopoly deal Cory Doctorow
surveillance capitalism Offering users transparency and privacy is the only way Big Tech can avoid being turned into content cops Cory Doctorow
corruption Alabama Sheriff legally appropriated $750K from prison meal budgets to build himself a beach house, locked up his whistleblowing gardener Cory Doctorow
