Utah Woman Says Bus Driver Who Dragged 13-Year Old Boy Down the Street Was Motivated By Racism
Brenda Mayes says Davis School District ignored complaints from several parents before a bus driver nearly killed her son.
Ryan J. Farrick
Ryan Farrick is a writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
SPLC Sues Florida for Unconstitutional Over-Use of Solitary Confinement
The Southern Poverty Law Center claims isolating prisoners deprives of them constitutional rights and important opportunities to help them rejoin society.
Appeals Court: Trump Administration Can Make Asylum-Seekers Wait in Mexico
But some of the court’s judges were more than a little skeptical of the administration’s policy.
Trump Administration Wants to Let Debt Collectors Spam Texts, E-Mails
After all, Millennials don’t like talking on the phone, do they?
Michigan Senate Passes No-Fault Overhaul but Gov. Whitmer Pledges Veto
Legislators have been trying in vain to fix Michigan’s outrageous auto coverage rates–but a Republican plan has Democrats wondering whether it’ll really change anything.
Boeing Still Struggles with Safety, Internal Accountability Months After Ethiopian Air Disaster
Reports from South Carolina news suggest that Boeing’s production protocols may prioritize output over passenger safety.
California A.G. Becerra Asks Catholic Church to Turn Over Child Sex Abuse Files
While Becerra isn’t yet launching a formal investigation, many Catholic officials say they’ll cooperate.
ACLU Lawsuit Seeks to End Solitary Confinement in Virginia Prisons
While the state says it reserves ‘restrictive housing’ for violent offenders, the ACLU claims Virginia puts inmates in solitary for offenses as petty as not shaving.
Kansas Keeps Fining Prison Health Contractor Corizon To No Effect
Even after facing a flurry of lawsuits, analyses indicate that Kansas’s prison health contractor, Corizon, doesn’t meet state standards of care. According to the Associated Press and Kansas City Star, hundreds of documents were looked over in the analysis. Performance reviews ranging from July 2015 to December 2018 showed that inmates were regularly denied the
Trump Administration, DoJ Propose Deporting Legal Immigrants Who Use Public Benefits
Even if the policy doesn’t become law, it’s already punishing struggling migrant families.