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Jennifer Gonnerman

Posted inCommentary, Nonfiction, Uncategorized

Remembering G. Dep, the Rapper Who Confessed to a 17-Year Old Cold Case

by Matt Giles October 3, 2018October 19, 2022

Lil Wayne’s reimagining of G. Dep’s “Special Delivery” has thrust the ex-Bad Boy rapper back into the pop culture spotlight.

Handcuffs on the ground
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads June 1, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Jennifer Gonnerman, Evan Allen, Britni de la Cretaz, Jen Banbury, and Gordon Edgar.

Posted inCrime, Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

Vacating Convictions from Crooked Chicago Cops

by Aaron Gilbreath May 31, 2018October 19, 2022

A group of Chicago cops spent years framing innocent men, but thanks to one determined woman, their convictions are finally getting overturned.

Posted inQuotes

Kalief Browder, Jailed at Rikers for Three Years Without a Trial, Commits Suicide

by mikedang June 8, 2015October 19, 2022

Last fall, we featured Jennifer Gonnerman’s New Yorker story, “Before the Law,” an investigation into a crippled legal system that left 16-year-old Kalief Browder imprisoned on Rikers Island for three years, waiting for a trial that never happened. Browder had been charged for a crime based on shaky evidence. Gonnerman’s story made it onto our […]

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