Tony Cook
Indiana Lawmakers Trying to Kill Historic Suit Seeking Gun Industry Accountability
Gary, Indiana’s long-running lawsuit against the world’s largest gunmakers is jeopardized by a bill that would allow only the state to sue.
by Tony Cook, IndyStar, and Vernal Coleman, ProPublica,
Indiana Enacts Law to Allow State Child Services to Investigate More Abuse Claims at Youth Centers
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill into law that aims to curb abuse at youth treatment centers for those 18-21 years old. It comes after a ProPublica-IndyStar investigation into employees at Pierceton Woods Academy.
by Tony Cook, IndyStar,
There Were Warning Signs of Sexual Abuse at a Youth Center. Indiana Kept Sending Boys and Money Anyway.
Inadequate and potentially illegal policies allowed supervisors to ignore what one psychologist called an “assembly-line” of abuse.
by Tony Cook, IndyStar, and Emily Hopkins, ProPublica,