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As Attorney General, How Will Loretta Lynch Police the Police?
As a U.S. attorney, Lynch tried to compel two police departments to reform — with mixed results.
April 23, 2015
In Mapping the Holocaust, a Horrifying Lesson in Nazi "Paths to Persecution"
Historians at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum have counted 42,500 Nazi concentration camps and ghettos, but even that figure may be conservative.
April 14, 2015
"Memory of the Camps": An Introduction
Thirty years after FRONTLINE first aired it, "Memory of the Camps" remains one of the most definitive and unforgettable records of the 20th century's darkest hour.
April 13, 2015
Never Forget to Lie
Marian Marzynski explores the experiences of child survivors of the Holocaust, and the ramifications of identities forged under circumstances where survival began with the directive "never forget to lie."
April 13, 2015
Shtetl
FRONTLINE producer Marian Marzynski travels to Poland to search for remnants of the lives and memories of an entire Jewish village, a shtetl lost in the Holocaust.
April 13, 2015
Justice Department Probes Another "School-to-Prison Pipeline"
In Texas, skipping school is a crime. Now, the Department of Justice is investigating whether Dallas County in Texas unfairly punishes certain kids for missing school.
April 1, 2015
After Riot, Feds End Contract for Private Texas Prison
This is the second time that Management and Training Corp. has lost a contract to run the facility at Willacy, amid allegations of poor conditions or treatment of detainees.
March 17, 2015
How the DOJ Reforms a Police Department Like Ferguson
Ferguson's investigation stems from a law passed after the 1991 police beating of Rodney King, another unarmed black man.
March 4, 2015
"Predictable" Riot at Texas Prison Followed Years of Complaints
Prisoners at the Willacy County Correctional Institution had complained of abuse and squalid conditions for years before the uprising began.
February 25, 2015
Hitchcock and the Holocaust: "Memory of the Camps"
FRONTLINE first broadcast the director's "lost Holocaust film," which is at the heart of the new HBO documentary "Night Will Fall," in 1985.
February 2, 2015
Remembering a Symbol of Resilience from Post-Katrina New Orleans
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Herbert Gettridge came to be known as a "a poster child" for struggle, perseverance and resilience.
December 15, 2014
New Report: Adam Lanza "Did Not Just 'Snap'"
A new report details the many red flags and missed opportunities in Newtown shooter Adam Lanza's childhood.
November 21, 2014