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Richard Webster

Richard Webster

Freelance Journalist at ProPublica - Chicago Bureau

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  • English
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  • General Assignment News
  • Investigative Reporting
  • National News

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Recent Articles

propublica.org

A Law Was Meant to Target Teen Violence. Instead, 17-Year-Olds Are Being Charged as Adults for Le...

Louisiana’s criminal justice system now treats all 17-year-olds as adults. Lawmakers lowered the age from 18 to curb teen violence, but nearly 70% of the 17-year-olds arrested in the state’s three largest parishes aren’t accused of violent crimes.
3 months ago
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New Louisiana Law Serves as a Warning to Bystanders Who Film Police...

Louisiana is the fourth state to enact a so-called police buffer law, which allows officers to order people to keep their distance. Journalists say the law will make it harder to document when police use excessive force.
5 months ago
propublica.org

A Federal Law Could Block Reforms to Address Failings in Angola’s M...

The Prison Litigation Reform Act was passed to curtail the number of lawsuits filed by inmates over conditions behind bars. It has kept courts from forcing Louisiana to overhaul the medical system in its largest prison.
5 months ago
propublica.org

Louisiana Supreme Court Ruling Overturns Reform Law Intended to Fix...

The ruling was a victory for state attorney general, Jeff Landry, but defense attorneys say it could also help their clients’ requests for reduced sentences.
about 1 year ago
propublica.org

Feds Say Jefferson Parish Deputies May Have Violated Law in Death o...

Officers sat on the 16-year-old’s back for nine minutes before he died. They claim they needed to do so because he posed a threat.
over 1 year ago
propublica.org

Nearly Half of All Sheriffs in Louisiana Are Violating Public Recor...

The finding builds on earlier reporting, which found records were destroyed in the case of a 16-year-old boy who died while in custody of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.
almost 2 years ago
propublica.org

A Sheriff in Louisiana Has Been Destroying Records of Deputies’ All...

A lawsuit brought by the family of an autistic teen who died while in custody found the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office destroyed the disciplinary records of a deputy involved in the case.
almost 2 years ago
propublica.org

An Exodus Unlike Any Other: Why Half the People in This Community M...

After Hurricane Katrina devastated St. Bernard Parish, many residents didn’t receive enough money from the state to rebuild. Nearly half made the difficult decision to start over somewhere else.
about 2 years ago