Justice – Page 39 – Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

Florida Grudgingly Takes Money for Child Abuse Prevention Program

September 9, 2011

Ralph De La Cruz: Motivated by a desire to get federal education dollars, Florida legislators retracted their earlier decision to reject a federal grant for a child abuse prevention program.

In Dominican Republic, Dark Skin and ‘Strange’ Name Lead to Landmark Ruling

August 29, 2011

Joshua Armstrong: As Haitian immigration increased, the Dominican government sought to retroactively deny citizenship rights to Dominicans of Haitian descent, touching off a number of legal battles.

Rick Scott Takes Heavy Hand With Department of Corrections

August 26, 2011

Ralph De La Cruz: Gov. Rick Scott's recent actions at the Department of Corrections raise questions about his goals for prison privatization.

‘You Are Nobody’: Thousands Find Themselves Stateless in the Dominican Republic

August 22, 2011

Whitney Phillips: While politicians in at least 14 states are arguing the merits of birthright citizenship in the U.S., the Dominican Republic is already ruling out citizenship for thousands of people.

‘Usted no es nadie’: Miles sin status jurídico en República Dominicana

August 22, 2011

Whitney Phillips: Mientras los políticos en por lo menos 14 estados debaten los méritos de la ciudadanía por nacimiento en Estados Unidos, en este país se niega la ciudadanía a miles de personas.

FCIR Associate Director Investigates FBI’s Terrorism Informants

August 22, 2011

Trevor Aaronson found that nearly half of all federal terrorism prosecutions since 9/11 involved informants.