Missoula Cops Are Actually Getting Their Shit Together
Some news from Missoula: awful Police Chief
Missoula Cops Promise to Start Taking Sexual Assault Cases Seriously
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Missoula Police Department have reached an agreement that the cops will stop being so horrible to rape survivors, starting with actually acknowledging that they might have been raped.
University of Montana Pinky Swears To Properly Handle Sexual Assault
A year ago, the Department of Justice and the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched an investigation into the handling of sexual assault allegations at the University of Montana, then under fire for a spate of highly-publicized alleged rapes
Department of Justice Advocates for Rape Victims With New Guidelines
The Department of Justice has issued new national guidelines for medical exams and standards of care for rape victims, emphasizing that the victim's "physical and emotional needs should take precedence over criminal justice considerations."
Sketchy Billionaire Dumps A Chunk Of American Apparel Shares
Ex-Bill Clinton B.F.F.
Fashionable Baby-Making: Stella Has A Girl, Nina Has A Boy
- Stella McCartney, who gave birth last week
, just announced the baby's a girl. She and her husband, Alasdhair Willis, named their youngest daughter Reiley. [Evening Standard] - And Nina Garcia just gave birth to a son named Alexander David Conrod. [@ninagarcia]
DOJ Previously Investigated Sexting DA, Inexplicably Did Nothing
Wisconsin's Department of Justice investigated sexting DA Kenneth Kratz last year, but closed its investigation after just a few days with no charges. They also never interviewed Kratz, though they did look at his 30 racy text messages.
The Department of Justice has released a study showing that American women are being incarcerated at record high rates. "The female jail and prison population has grown at double the rate for men since 1980; in 2006 it increased 4.5 percent, its fastest clip in five years," says the New York Times. The rate of black…