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Funding to support oral histories in boarding school era
The U.S. government is embarking on an effort to record the oral histories of survivors and descendants of boarding schools that sought to "civilize" Indigenous students, often through abusive practices.
Former Clemency Board members claim pressure from governor’s office
Five former members of the Board of Executive Clemency claim Gov. Jan Brewer’s top aide tried strong-arming them into not giving leniency to prisoners and punished those who did.
Brewer says release of illegal immigrants may be to punish Arizona
Gov. Jan Brewer sees a far more sinister motive than pending budget cuts in federal officials’ decision to release hundreds of illegal immigrations who are facing deportation.
Most death penalty rationales fray under scrutiny
In recent weeks, we’ve seen a criminal executed and another execution is scheduled pending a last-minute review. Every time Arizona doles out the most severe punishment humans have the capacity to inflict on one another, I find myself asking: When criminals are killed for their crimes, what are we hoping will result, and what actually results?
