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Gina Barton

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Reporter at USA TODAY, producer and host of the true crime podcast Unsolved

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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 22h
Victims are ‘slipping through the cracks’ of Utah’s domestic violence law buff.ly/8sAG2s7
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
N.Y.P.D. Officers Used Flock Safety to Track License Plates buff.ly/Vc80CuG
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Manslaughter trial begins for 2 ex-Mississippi Police officers buff.ly/61d2bVH
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Manslaughter trial begins for 2 ex-Capitol Police officers
Steven Frederick Jr. and Michael Lamar Rhinewalt, who are both white, were part of the crime suppression Flex Unit of the Capitol Police involved in the death of a Black man, Jaylen Lewis, on Sept.…
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Utah prosecutors say DNA evidence doesn't match man who spent decades on death row buff.ly/mNufgaF
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Whitmer directs MSP to investigate fatal crash following ICE pursuit in Grand Rapids buff.ly/Rt3KbUf
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Decades of harm: New York schools named in nearly 2,000 child sex abuse claims buff.ly/2uMjWhI
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Decades of harm: New York schools named in nearly 2,000 child sex abuse claims
A law that opened a window for survivors to seek justice for past abuse also exposed how schools enabled alleged predators.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Camp Mystic Owners Face Criminal Inquiry Over Deadly Flood, Warrants Show buff.ly/ADQInTO
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Texas ordered to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029 buff.ly/7GAzce3
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Texas ordered to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029
High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled. Texas will appeal.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
At Karaoke Night, These Exonerated New Yorkers Voice Their Freedom buff.ly/yyXYngE
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ninth Circuit overturns order requiring Oregon to house transgender women in women's prisons buff.ly/7pZBgvm
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Ninth Circuit overturns order requiring Oregon to house transgender women in women's prisons
A three-judge panel made up of Trump appointees scolded a magistrate judge for relying on "stale statistics" and engaging in "baseless speculation."
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Florida has left mentally-ill defendants in jail for months past legal limits, lawsuit says buff.ly/37qS6fM
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Florida has left mentally-ill defendants in jail for months past legal limits, lawsuit says
Florida is leaving mentally ill defendants to languish in county jails for months after judges order their transfer to psychiatric hospitals, often locking them in cramped solitary cells, according…
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Report: Immigration officer shoots, injures man in Austin buff.ly/OSMtpBz
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Report: Immigration officer shoots, injures man in Austin
The reported shooting in Austin came more than two months after an ICE officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New York Will Pay $24 Million to Family of Inmate Beaten to Death buff.ly/jBtmx2o
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
DNA From Cigarette Leads to Arrest in Unsolved Murder buff.ly/kF8daLs
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/us/cigarette-dna-murder-case.html?utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=971b9feb58-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_14_10_38&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-971b9feb58-174530833
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
UW-Madison students, records detail investigation of professor buff.ly/tyq62x6
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UW-Madison students, records detail investigation of professor
Dietram Scheufele resigned after investigators determined he had sexual relationships with two students and engaged in unwelcome sexual conduct with one.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Police Body Cameras Are Learning to Speak 50 Languages buff.ly/XIApR2e
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Police Body Cameras Are Learning to Speak 50 Languages
Frederick, Md., is adding AI-powered live translation to officers’ body cameras, hoping to make everyday interactions with non-English-speaking residents easier and more effective.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Anchorage Releases Sweeping Audit of Police Use of Force buff.ly/SAT7Jmk
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Anchorage Releases Sweeping Audit of Police Use of Force
An independent review finds APD’s force incidents exceed rates in major Northwest departments and recommends broad reforms.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Milwaukee police: Flock restrictions will apply to other license plate reader systems wisconsinwatch.org/2026/09/new-...
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Milwaukee police: Flock restrictions will apply to other license plate reader systems
All three of the Milwaukee Police Department’s automatic license plate reader systems will be subject to new security safeguards, department officials confirmed Wednesday.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
UW-Madison police disciplined an officer over student interactions. The investigation raises more questions. wisconsinwatch.org/2026/09/wisc...
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UW-Madison police disciplined an officer over student interactions. The investigation raises more questions.
Two students complained to Greek life officials about Officer Diego Lema Hernandez, but the complaint was not forwarded to UWPD, which interviewed no students during its investigation.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Wisconsin prisons hit record population as crowding strains staffing and programs wisconsinwatch.org/2026/08/wisc...
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Wisconsin prisons hit record population as crowding strains staffing and programs
Wisconsin’s prison population broke records this week with 23,854 behind bars. It’s a new milestone for a system that has been thousands of people over capacity for decades.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Deaths of 2 Men in Los Angeles Police Custody Set Off Investigations www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/u...
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Senatobia police chief is fired after sending racist text messages - Mississippi Today mississippitoday.org/2026/09/01/s...
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Senatobia police chief is fired after sending racist text messages - Mississippi Today
Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford submitted his resignation letter to city leaders days after Mississippi Today, Verite News and The New York Times revealed that he had frequently used racist…
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Pennsylvania police officer charged in fatal shooting of student who went to wrong house abcnews.com/US/pennsylva...
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Pennsylvania police officer charged in fatal shooting of student who went to wrong house
Glenwood "Bubba" Pysher was fatally shot on Aug. 23.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Teen Treatment Center CEO Accused of Unlawful Sexual Contact With Minor www.themarshallproject.org/2026/09/01/t...
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Teen Treatment Center CEO Accused of Unlawful Sexual Contact With Minor
Police say the head of Fox Run Center for Children and Adolescents drove nearly 200 miles to meet with someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back apnews.com/article/memp...
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Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back
An autopsy shows that an armed man killed by the Tennessee National Guard was shot in the back. The report that Tyrin Johnson’s family shared with The Associated Press on Thursday contradicts…
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Can new evidence halt Willie Manning's execution? - Mississippi Today mississippitoday.org/2026/08/27/w...
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Can new evidence halt Willie Manning's execution? - Mississippi Today
Willie Manning has been on death row for 32 years after a jury convicted him in the 1992 murders of two Mississippi State University students. New evidence casts doubt on his guilt.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
States Take Aim at Domestic Violence’s ‘Hidden Homicides’ www.governing.com/states-take-...
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States Take Aim at Domestic Violence’s ‘Hidden Homicides’
Advocates say some killings may be overlooked when suspicious deaths are too quickly classified as suicides, overdoses or accidents. Several states are considering legislation aimed at identifying…
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Portland police chief says 2020 protest-response shortcomings in past: ‘Judge us ... where we’re at now today’ www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/08/portland-police-chief-says-2020-protest-response-shortcomings-in-past-judge-uswhere-were-at-now-today.html?utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=6882d3d06d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_08_28_10_39&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-6882d3d06d-174530833
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Women Found Out Jail Strip Searches Were Recorded, Then They Changed the Law. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/08/27/w...
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Women Found Out Jail Strip Searches Were Recorded, Then They Changed the Law.
Women who organized to push for a new Colorado law hope it will become a model for other states.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Our Flock camera investigation sparks police firings, arrests www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Our Flock camera investigation sparks police firings, arrests
USA TODAY exposed troubling Flock camera search patterns across the country. Flock now blocks release of the data that made it possible.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Wisconsin tracks police use of force, but the numbers are hard to compare wisconsinwatch.org/2026/08/wisc...
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Wisconsin tracks police use of force, but the numbers are hard to compare
Wisconsin law requires police agencies to report serious uses of force, but inconsistent standards make comparisons between departments difficult.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Officer Charged With Violating Privacy for Recording Colleagues’ Racism
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Officer Charged With Violating Privacy for Recording Colleagues’ Racism
The charges stem from recordings that Daniel Flores made over the course of 2024, when he was working in a Los Angeles police unit that recruited new officers.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
House Democrats Say Direct-to-Door Gun Sales Rule Would Endanger Americans
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House Democrats Say Direct-to-Door Gun Sales Rule Would Endanger Americans
The lawmakers warned the proposal would make gun trafficking easier while enriching President Donald Trump’s family.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Georgia Father Is Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for His Child’s Mass Shooting
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Georgia Father Is Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for His Child’s Mass Shooting
Colin Gray's sentencing comes at a time when more parents of school shooters are being held to account for their child's actions.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Indigenous survivors of violence see fewer services after federal cuts
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Indigenous survivors of violence see fewer services after federal cuts
A U.S. House committee hearing raised questions about public safety resources in Indian Country.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Police keep losing their jobs for using Flock cameras to stalk people
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Police keep losing their jobs for using Flock cameras to stalk people
Advocates say it’s too easy to abuse automated license plate reader technology.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Before he fatally shot partner, Chicago police failed to place troubled cop under strict supervision
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Before he fatally shot partner, Chicago police failed to place troubled cop under strict supervision
Carlos Baker was referred to a program that puts officers under intense oversight. Failing could mean “severe” discipline or firing. But Baker wasn't enrolled before he shot Officer Krystal Rivera…
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Federal Agents Were Told F.B.I. Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations
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Federal Agents Were Told F.B.I. Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations
Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
New Jersey Just Lost Its Assault Weapons Ban. Here’s Why That Matters for the Rest of the Country.
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New Jersey Just Lost Its Assault Weapons Ban. Here’s Why That Matters for the Rest of the Country.
The Supreme Court is poised to rule such bans unconstitutional next year.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Cities that block ICE could lose police, rape kit funding, DOJ says
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Cities that block ICE could lose police, rape kit funding, DOJ says
Cities that don't allow ICE enforcement stand to lose federal funds for rape kits, police, and emergency services, Trump's DOJ threatens.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
As local newspapers disappear, police oversight weakens
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As local newspapers disappear, police oversight weakens
UB research finds that when local newspapers close, rape is more often classified as unfounded and deaths shift from homicides to suicides, weakening police accountability.
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Tiny patients, big fight: NICU parents win leave in 2 states and push for more buff.ly/PZWHjX7
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Brookings Institution Report: Over 100,000 Family Separations in Trump Crackdown buff.ly/c7l4t2p
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Hear 911 call after 30 ICE detainees were pepper sprayed at Mesa site buff.ly/zQaMOnA
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Mayor Johnson expands alternate response effort for mental health emergencies buff.ly/buiQd6N
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Why single domestic violence survivors can't get shelter in NYC despite empty beds buff.ly/2NWqaao
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Virginia Governor Signs Assault Weapons Ban buff.ly/u8oum3N
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Where Was Nurul Amin Shah Alam? buff.ly/RCYZUdb
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Inside New York's struggle to ban bad police officers from law enforcement buff.ly/rgmCbrn
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Gina Barton @writerbarton.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Police wrongly raided my home. It's not an isolated mistake. | Opinion buff.ly/JAie4aZ
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