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articles and essays

Great Expectations — Edward Humes' OpEd piece in the LA Times on the GI Bill, past and present.

Narrative Nonfiction — an introduction to literary journalism

To Know is Not Enough — Edward Humes’ commencement speech at Hampshire College.

Medicine Man — Los Angeles Magazine article on a backyard bio-warrior

The Art of Being There — "Grand Rounds" with Edward Humes

Stand and Deliver — the story of Dr. Lupe Padilla and her colleagues in Southern CCalifornai's busiest neonatal care unit.

Juvenile Injustice — New York Times column on the core inadequacy of the juvenile system.

Bad Company — The Unites States — with Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Nigeria, Pakistan and Saudi Arabi — execute juvenile offenders.

Rage Against the Machine — Los Angeles Times Magazine story on the frustrations and rewards of a juvenile hall volunteer.

A Short History of Juvenile Court

How the media covers — and doesn’t cover — prosecutorial misconduct. — 1999 address to the national conference of Investigative Reporters and Editors.

DA Blues. — Los Angeles Times Magazine story on the case of a prominent physician accused of terrorist threats but represented by a politically connected attorney.

The Making of Jailhouse Lawyer — One man’s crusade against misconduct by prosecutors, fought from behind bars. From Calfornia Lawyer Magazine.

Closing the Book — The final chapter in the Mississippi Mud saga, updating events in the book. From the Oxford American.

resourses and research

The Monkey Girl Evolution/Intelligent Design FAQ — Think you know all about evolution and its alternatives? Check out some popular misconceptions in the Monkey Girl FAQ.

The Wedge Document — A once-secret plan to advance the anti-evolution origins explanation know as Intelligent Design.

The Dover Newsletter — This newsletter was sent to every family with a child in the school district to explain the new Intelligent Design policy. This copy was annotated and admitted as an exhibit in the Monkey Girl trial by the attorneys representing parents who sued the school board for introducing religious ideas into the public schools.

Divergent Views of Surviving in the E.R. Maze — New York Times article features Baby E.R.

Baby E.R. FAQ — Frequently asked questions on the NICU

Baby E.R. resource links

Birthweight Charts — Birthweight by gestational age

Extreme preterm birth and disability — From the New England Journal of Medicine.

Extremely Preterm Birth — Defining the Limits of Hope — New England Journal of Medicine editorial.

Premature birth linked to problems — AP coverage of a Syracuse University study.

Roll of the Dice — Excerpt from Baby E.R.; what parents should really ask about their hospital.

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Edward Humes’ Remarks to the US Senate Subcommittee on Children, Youth & Families

No Matter How Loud I Shout: Readers’ Guide

Good Morning America Interview — Edward Humes participates in a discussion on juvenile justice.

Los Angeles Times on the impact of No Matter How Loud I shout

Los Angeles Times book review

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Wrongful conviction news — national, Kern County and updates on the Dunn case

Investigating wrongful convictions — a resource for journalists.

Toll of misconduct — a short sampling of major felony cases in which prosecutorial and investigative misconduct or negligence led to injustice, false arrest or wrongful conviction.

Mean Justice Q & A

Ritual Abuse links — Witchhunt information

The Los Angeles Times on Kern County Prosecutorial Misconduct

Wang vs Reno

US vs Kojayan

Berger vs US

Jeffery Modahl — Bakersfield Californian on his wrongful conviction

Coxes free — Bakersfield Californian on overturned convictions

Profile of Kern County District Attorney Ed Jagels

Chart of Kern County wrongful prosecutions

Bakersfield Californian Letter from Ed Humes — Author questions accuracy of Jagels poll.

Response to the Kern County District Attorney's report on Mean Justice

Respondent in Jagel’s poll is skeptical — letter to the editor of the Bakersfield Californian.

Questions arise over a jailed father, a dead son and Kern County — Fresno Bee covers the death of Danny Dunn.

Kern settles case of man’s jail death — Bakersfield Californian covers the settlement of Danny Dunn’s wrongful death case.

The Starchamber — The secretive FISA Court has moved to rein in Attorney General John Ashcroft.

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Mississippi Mud appeal — The appeal of the fallen mayor of Biloxi and his cohorts.

Justice Department Brief on Halat appeal

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Immersing Yourself in the Story — Transcript of the 2002 Johnston Lecture
University of Oregon.

A Brief Introduction to Narrative Nonfiction