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The Watch Podcast, Episode 2: An interview with Scott Colom
I first became aware of Scott Colom in 2015, when he ran a longshot campaign to knock off longtime Mississippi District Attorney Forrest Allgood.
Allgood was one of the most aggressive prosecutors in the country. I had written about him of...
Her fiancé and caretaker was murdered by a far-right extremist. Then Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned the killer. My interview with Whitney Mitchell.
Today we launch my new podcast, which we’ve creatively decided to call The Watch with Radley Balko.
The first episode looks back at the murder of Garrett Foster during a 2020 racial justice protest in Austin, Texas — and Gov. Greg Abbott’s...
Four years of The Watch: And an appeal for your support
Four years ago this month, my wife and I were driving from Nashville to New York with our two elderly dogs in the back seat. The reason for the trip: to meet our new nephew, who was due in a matter of days. I had also just been let go by th...
Roundup: Chris Duncan, civil liberties since 9/11, and Trump’s ongoing, under-the-radar immigration catastrophe
Greetings, readers.
It’s been a while since we’ve done a roundup, and I have quite a few updates for you.
So let’s get right to it.
Chris Duncan
I’ve had to hold off on publishing the last part of my series on the wrongfu...
Breaking: DA demands DNA from Chris Duncan and Haley Oliveaux’s mother
Chrid Duncan. Photo by Radley Balko
Yesterday afternoon I received a frantic phone call from Allison Statham. She said a detective and patrol officer from the West Monroe Police Department were outside her home in Louisiana. They were dema...
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