A.C. Thompson
A.C. Thompson is a staff reporter with ProPublica. His stories, which often examine the criminal justice system, have helped lead to the exoneration of two innocent San Francisco men sentenced to life in prison and the prosecution of seven New Orleans police officers.
The Authors of Offensive Posts in Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Have Yet to Be Punished
The agency won't say how many employees have been disciplined or warned in the ongoing scandal over offensive social media posts.
'A Pervasive Culture of Cruelty': What a Secret Facebook Group Reveals About the U.S. Border Patrol
In the group, current and former Border Patrol agents joked about the death of migrants, posted vulgar images of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and shared racist memes.
Border Patrol Has a Long History of Agent Misconduct. Why Hasn't It Been Addressed?
Under President Barack Obama the agency was under the microscope for reform, but under the Trump administration any progress toward that goal has been halted.
White Supremacists Involved in the 'Unite the Right' Rally Take Guilty Pleas
Despite taking a defiant tone in the immediate wake of the infamous rally, the four men charged by federal authorities have all pleaded guilty.
How This Conservative News Site Misreported a Confederate Monument Rally
A reporter for The Daily Caller neglected to mention he'd given a speech in front of protesters in support of white nationalism.
What to Look for In Dueling Autopsies of Michael Brown
The postmortem by Michael Baden is only the beginning as teams of specialists study the body of an 18-year-old African American killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri.