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Another Setback for Prosecutors in Post-Katrina Police Shootings
This week, a federal court ordered a new trial for five officers convicted of shooting six unarmed civilians in the days following the storm.
August 20, 2015
From the Archives: A Conversation With Julian Bond
"I look back over my life ... and I see change, improvement, progress," the civil rights leader told FRONTLINE 30 years after Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death. But stark economic divides within the black community left more work to be done, he said.
August 17, 2015
1h 24m
Growing Up Trans
An intimate and eye-opening journey inside the struggles and choices facing transgender kids and their families.
June 30, 2015
Under Cover of Darkness, Female Janitors Face Rape and Assault
Across the country, janitors at companies large and small say their employers have turned a blind eye to complaints of sexual assault, and attacked their credibility when they report abuse at the hands of supervisors or co-workers.
June 23, 2015
Rape on the Night Shift: Under cover of darkness, female janitors face rape and assault
Under cover of darkness, female janitors face rape and assault.
June 23, 2015
Violación de un Sueño: Jornada Nocturna: Bajo la oscuridad, trabajadoras de limpieza enfrentan violaciones y acoso.
Bajo la oscuridad, trabajadoras de limpieza enfrentan violaciones y acoso.
June 23, 2015
1h 48m
Rape on the Night Shift
A joint investigation into the sexual abuse of immigrant women in the janitorial industry.
January 16, 2018
Cleveland's Second Chance at Police Reform
This week marks the second time the DOJ has struck an agreement with Cleveland. Will these reforms last?
May 27, 2015
Why the DOJ's Baltimore Police Investigation Could Be Different
The death of Freddie Gray from injuries sustained in police custody in Baltimore last month may now lead to structural overhaul of the city's police department.
May 8, 2015
What Does It Take for the Feds to Investigate a Police Department?
Representatives from several civil-rights groups in Boston have united to file a petition to the Justice Department, hoping to persuade the federal government to launch an investigation into the Boston Police Department.
May 4, 2015