Yorks Rikers Island jail. You going to be missed big bro. Me and him, we had a special connection, special relationship. Seven days later, he was found dead in his cell. They said he was baked to death. Heat. His Room Temperature reached well over 100 degrees with no ventilation. Theres no words to explain. It just looks like you came from a building that caught on fire. He was blacker than my hair. He was darker than my hair. Jerome was a former marine, who suffered from bipolar disorder and alcohol abuse. A week went by and we didnt hear from him, then two weeks, then it was 3 weeks. Then my mother started saying, something it aint right. His family says he never should have been in jail. But a judge had set his bail at two thousand five hundred dollars. Thats how much it would have cost him to walk free before his trial. Since jerome couldnt afford to pay, he was sent back to Rikers Island, to wait for his trial. In this episode of fault lines, we look at how courts handle the accus
Job gains since 1989. And we begin with new developments in the story of a woman who claims she was gang raped on the university of virginia campus. Now Rolling Stone is casting doubt on the article, saying that its trust was misplaced. It published a womans account of being raped at a fraternity in 2012. The university suspended all from ater nights because of the article. Tony, this is as big a bombshell as the article itself. Rolling stone is apologizing for this article it published two weeks ago, alleging a brutal gang rape at a Fraternity Party on the u of uva campus. And its based on the accounts of a woman that the Rolling Stone called jackie. But the reporter never talked to the alleged attackers as a courtesy to jackie as she asked them not to do so. Now theyre apologizing. In the face of new information there appears to be discrepancies in jackies account, and we have come to the conclusion that our trust in her was misplaced. As you know this article created a firestorm on
Many thought 2013 would be the year when Congress Finally passed comprehensive Immigration Reform. But it was not to be. Over several months, fault lines investigated how the failure to pass that reform played out in the lives of some of the nearly 12 million undocumented immigrants in the us. People like jose who preferred we use only his first name. So when were you deported . When was i deported . Today. So today is your first day in mexico in 31 years since you left last . Yeah, a lawyer . No license. 21 years ago. Yeah jose is one of a thousand people who are deported each day, and one of nearly 400 thousand deported last year. President obama has presided over almost two million deportations more than any other president in history. Wheres your family . Pheonix . Your family doesnt even know youre here . With reform stalled in congress, deportations have become the defining aspect of obamas immigration policy and a flashpoint for immigrant communities. Fault lines traveled to new
North korea is still a flash point. Were still at a state of war with north korea. This is 1953 armistice. If there was someday heaven forbid a real war here we would need to work very closely. We are always practicing together always working together thankfully we have helped stabilize and ensure the security of the peninsula for the last 61 years, but in spite of that long time we have to be ready to fight tonight and that really is our mantra. North korea is under new leadership. Kim jongun looks funny he is overweight and sometimes does strange things. But he is smart. When his father died 7 top officials, 4 generals and 3 civilian bureaucrats, walked next to the coffin of his father in december 2011. In two years time, none of them was alive and in a high level position. When it comes to international relations, kim jonguns rule has been described as erratic. Since coming into power, hes launched a longrange rocket and carried out a nuclear test. Most recently, the u. S. Accused t
Job and the science that can revolutionize indianss dairy farms. Michelle nixon, and im phil tors. Thats torrez and lets do some science. We are back for another exciting show and lindsay you can start us off. This is important to you as a mother. I did a story on ballistic backpacks and bulletproof backpacks. One being a former cia officer who thinks any layer of added security is good and one as a mom in do i really want to give my kids the idea that this kind of technology is going to keep them safe . Lets have a look. As a former cia agent i learned how to shoot a variety of guns. So when techknow asked me to cover a story about the trend in bulletproof back to school supplies, it intrigued me. As a former operative and as a mom. Back to School Shopping its always the most stressful time of year for parents like me who are not prepared and now weve got one more thing to worry about some parents are buying items like this insert intended to bulletproof backpacks to their back to Sch