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Illinois Legislators are Calling For Changes to a Law That Keeps People In Prison Without a Conviction
Illinois legislators are poised to take action against a little-known state law that allows alleged sex offenders to be imprisoned indefinitely without being convicted. Some of the inmates have been incarcerated for decades under the program.
May 3, 2019
Bill Would Deny U.S. Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters
A U.S. senator is seeking to ban convicted child molesters from receiving government pensions after a U.S. Indian Health Service doctor was revealed to be drawing a six-figure retirement income following his conviction for sexually abusing patients.
May 1, 2019
The Evolution of Wayne LaPierre
The NRA’s executive vice president wasn’t always a gun enthusiast.
April 30, 2019
Five Years In, the Flint Water Crisis Continues Its Deadly Toll
Over the past two years, FRONTLINE has been investigating the extent and toll of the Legionnaires’ outbreak in Flint — which, despite being one of the largest in U.S. history, has been eclipsed by outrage over high lead levels in the water and the resulting public health crisis.
April 25, 2019
Medical Abortions Have Changed Abortion Access — And They're Available on the Internet
The development of medication abortion has vastly changed the landscape.
April 23, 2019
How States Are Preparing For A Potential Roe v. Wade Challenge
Legislation across the U.S. indicates that states are bracing for the potential of a post-Roe world.
April 23, 2019
As a Congressional Fight Over Possible Obstruction Looms, See What Mueller Investigated
Though a redacted version of the report has now been made public, the political battle over its contents appears to be far from over.
April 18, 2019
“Marcos” Director David Sutherland: ‘I want you to see up close what a family goes through with deportation’
In FRONTLINE’s documentary Marcos Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, veteran filmmaker David Sutherland explores what happens when a family is divided by borders.
April 15, 2019
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Arrested, Charged with Conspiracy
Years before Assange was arrested, FRONTLINE went inside the saga of how more than a half-million secret government documents came into public view.
April 11, 2019
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The Abortion Divide
FRONTLINE goes inside the fight over abortion, told through the stories of women struggling with unplanned pregnancies.
April 23, 2019
Netanyahu Resurfaces FRONTLINE Clip of Him Lecturing Obama Amid Re-election Campaign
The tense meeting shown in the video took place in 2011, during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to the White House to visit then-President Barack Obama.
March 28, 2019