Gina Barton
@writerbarton.bsky.social
Reporter at USA TODAY, producer and host of the true crime podcast Unsolved
In a Final Act, New Jersey Governor Opens Jury Service to Thousands with Convictions - Bolts buff.ly/d8boCqp
January 15, 2026 at 5:55 PM
In a Final Act, New Jersey Governor Opens Jury Service to Thousands with Convictions - Bolts buff.ly/d8boCqp
Hiring infusion spurs an experience gap at Department of Corrections buff.ly/MipDMao
January 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Hiring infusion spurs an experience gap at Department of Corrections buff.ly/MipDMao
How police departments' loosely-written and poorly-enforced rules enable off-duty police misconduct buff.ly/mT33J3v
January 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
How police departments' loosely-written and poorly-enforced rules enable off-duty police misconduct buff.ly/mT33J3v
Georgia judge tosses landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters buff.ly/eEpyvMX
January 5, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Georgia judge tosses landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters buff.ly/eEpyvMX
The Minnesota Star Tribune sues Minneapolis Police Department over public records access - Editor and Publisher buff.ly/PPoTQyp
January 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The Minnesota Star Tribune sues Minneapolis Police Department over public records access - Editor and Publisher buff.ly/PPoTQyp
Appeals court orders new murder trial for mother of four - Mississippi Today buff.ly/3mWDYQZ
December 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Appeals court orders new murder trial for mother of four - Mississippi Today buff.ly/3mWDYQZ
Brown University shooting leaves students, community frustrated with official response buff.ly/fMSLZpR
December 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Brown University shooting leaves students, community frustrated with official response buff.ly/fMSLZpR
California Spent Millions on Prison Health Staffing. Vacancies Kept Growing buff.ly/6IpAVme
December 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
California Spent Millions on Prison Health Staffing. Vacancies Kept Growing buff.ly/6IpAVme
Alameda County DA Drops Charges Against San Leandro Officer in Fatal 2020 Shooting | KQED buff.ly/hAYRMeE
December 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Alameda County DA Drops Charges Against San Leandro Officer in Fatal 2020 Shooting | KQED buff.ly/hAYRMeE
Women Are Sent to This Federal Prison for Dialysis. They Say It’s Killing Them. buff.ly/5HYZKVe
December 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Women Are Sent to This Federal Prison for Dialysis. They Say It’s Killing Them. buff.ly/5HYZKVe
Georgia parole board defends parole process for juvenile lifers buff.ly/guMg9T7
December 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Georgia parole board defends parole process for juvenile lifers buff.ly/guMg9T7
As California prisons face 'wave' of sex assault lawsuits, new audit highlights slow discipline buff.ly/jRi72aw
December 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
As California prisons face 'wave' of sex assault lawsuits, new audit highlights slow discipline buff.ly/jRi72aw
DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards buff.ly/AzcLor8
buff.ly
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards buff.ly/AzcLor8
Alabama inmates plan work strike as families say crisis continues in the prison system buff.ly/nBzvluQ
Alabama inmates plan work strike as families say crisis continues in the prison system
Family members of men and women incarcerated in Alabama prisons say they want to keep a public spotlight on problems in state lockups.
buff.ly
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Alabama inmates plan work strike as families say crisis continues in the prison system buff.ly/nBzvluQ
San Diego Agrees to Pay $30 Million to Family of Teen Killed by Police buff.ly/jLfnrH7
buff.ly
December 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
San Diego Agrees to Pay $30 Million to Family of Teen Killed by Police buff.ly/jLfnrH7
Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct buff.ly/dPoHGiU
Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct
The Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows officers’ disciplinary records to be ignored. Despite years of reform efforts, nothing has changed.
buff.ly
December 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct buff.ly/dPoHGiU
San Diego Agrees to Pay $30 Million to Family of Teen Killed by Police www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
San Diego Agrees to Pay $30 Million to Family of Teen Killed by Police
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
San Diego Agrees to Pay $30 Million to Family of Teen Killed by Police www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
N.Y.P.D. Officers Who Killed Win Rozario Won’t Be Charged buff.ly/CJ5loku
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
N.Y.P.D. Officers Who Killed Win Rozario Won’t Be Charged buff.ly/CJ5loku
Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention. buff.ly/E1tRtB6
Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.
Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE. Nayra Guzmán was detained while her 15-day-old baby was in the NICU.
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention. buff.ly/E1tRtB6
How Dallas Is Using Hundreds of License-Plate Reader Cameras buff.ly/b1osgFj
How Dallas Is Using Hundreds of License-Plate Reader Cameras
The AI-equipped cameras help police link suspects across cases, but critics say the systems lack clear rules and oversight.
buff.ly
December 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
How Dallas Is Using Hundreds of License-Plate Reader Cameras buff.ly/b1osgFj
How an innocent woman's name was tied to the Jan. 6 pipe bombs buff.ly/kPJiB1Z
How an innocent woman's name was tied to the Jan. 6 pipe bombs
The FBI has ruled the woman out as a suspect in the 2021 plot, sources said, but only after her name circulated on social platforms and a conservative news site.
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
How an innocent woman's name was tied to the Jan. 6 pipe bombs buff.ly/kPJiB1Z
Louisiana death row inmate released on bail after decades behind bars buff.ly/ye9vdSl
Louisiana death row inmate released on bail after decades behind bars
A Louisiana man who spent nearly three decades on death row is out on bail. On Wednesday, Jimmie Duncan posted bail and left the state’s maximum-security prison in Angola.
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Louisiana death row inmate released on bail after decades behind bars buff.ly/ye9vdSl
Police 'Robot Dogs’ Raise Concerns as More Departments Adopt Them buff.ly/0wJpe3G
Police 'Robot Dogs’ Raise Concerns as More Departments Adopt Them
The robot's agility makes it valuable in standoffs and hazardous incidents, but civil liberties groups warn that semi-autonomous robots could reshape policing in troubling ways.
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Police 'Robot Dogs’ Raise Concerns as More Departments Adopt Them buff.ly/0wJpe3G
California Spent $450 Million on a New 911 System, Now Plans to Scrap It buff.ly/OGxs3OV
California Spent $450 Million on a New 911 System, Now Plans to Scrap It
A regional design meant to prevent failures during wildfires never worked in practice.
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
California Spent $450 Million on a New 911 System, Now Plans to Scrap It buff.ly/OGxs3OV
What happens to survivors of police torture after the big payout? buff.ly/uL7otht
What happens to survivors of police torture after the big payout?
For some survivors of police misconduct, even multimillion-dollar settlements can't buy justice.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
What happens to survivors of police torture after the big payout? buff.ly/uL7otht