Former female inmates speak about widespread sexual abuse by prison staff This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower disclosure and was originally published here. Widespread sexual abuse of female inmates continues to plague federal prisons and accountability measures for staff have not contained the scourge of such violence, according to a Senate investigative report [...]
Senate probe spotlights ‘abusive and inhumane’ conditions at Atlanta penitentiary This article features Government Accountability Project clients Dr. Erika Ramirez and Ms. Terri Whitehead, and was originally published here. A Senate investigative subcommittee held a hearing on Tuesday on its probe into corruption at a federal penitentiary in Atlanta, which found that prisoners were [...]
Ga. prison 'lacked regard for human life,' Senate probe shows; agency director testifies This article features Government Accountability Project clients Dr. Erika Ramirez and Ms. Terri Whitehead, and was originally published here. A Senate investigation revealed evidence on Tuesday of widespread corruption and misconduct dating back years at a federal penitentiary in Atlanta. At [...]
Prison Personnel Describe Horrific Conditions, and Cover-Up, at Atlanta Prison This article excerpt features Government Accountability Project clients Dr. Erika Ramirez and Ms. Terri Whitehead, and was originally published here. "WASHINGTON — Widespread drug abuse, substandard medical and mental health care, out-of-control violence and horrific sanitary conditions are rampant at a federal prison in [...]
Abuse of migrant children didn't start with Trump. It didn't end with him, either. This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. A 2011 investigation by the Applied Research Center exposed how the federal government’s mistreatment of migrant children included separating them from their families, concluding that more than 5,000 children living in [...]
Migrant Kids Face Danger, Trauma, and Separation at ‘Hellhole’ Border Tent Camp This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower client, Kaitlin Hess, and was originally published here. Last spring, Kaitlin Hess paused her day job as a scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency to answer the Biden administration’s call for volunteers at the border, [...]
Whistleblower alleges bullying, ethical lapses at White House science office This article excerpt features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower client, Rachel Wallace, and was originally published here. "The former director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy violated ethics rules, created a toxic workplace and retaliated against staff who raised concerns about [...]
Covid infections surge in immigration detention facilities This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower clients Drs. Scott Allen and Josiah “Jody” Rich, and was originally published here. Coronavirus infections in federal immigration detention centers have surged to record highs, with at least one detainee taken to the hospital in recent days, increasing pressure on [...]
Whistleblower complaint urges expanding COVID-19 vaccinations in ICE facilities This video features information from Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower clients, Drs. Scott Allen and Josiah “Jody” Rich, and was originally published here. Two medical advisers for the Department of Homeland Security are urging the U.S. government to expand its COVID-19 vaccination and mitigation efforts in [...]
Fresh Take: A Call To Halt Agribusiness Mergers, Why Food Insecurity Is So Widespread Among Grocery Workers, And Jollibee Preps For IPO This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower client, Trina McClendon, and was originally published here. Poultry grower Trina McClendon was three years into her 15-year contract with Sanderson Farms, America’s third-largest poultry [...]