New Yorker staff writer Sarah Stillman has just been awarded a George
Polk Award for her article, "The Throwaways," which investigates law
enforcement’s unregulated use of young confidential informants in drug
cases. Stillman details how police broker deals with young, untrained
informants to perform high-risk operations with few legal protections in
exchange for leniency — and sometimes fatal results. Stillman joins us
to discuss her eight-month investigation, which has spurred calls for
reform in several states. We’re also joined by Margie Weiss, the mother
of Rachel Hoffman. After police found drugs in her apartment, Hoffman
agreed to assist Florida officers in a major undercover deal involving
meeting two convicted felons alone to buy two-and-a-half ounces of
cocaine, 1,500 ecstasy pills, and a semi-automatic handgun. Within days,
her body was found shot five times with the gun that the police had
sent her to buy. We also speak with Alexandra Natapoff, professor of law
at Loyola Law School and author of "Snitching: Criminal Informants and
the Erosion of American Justice."Video
Source: Democracy Now!
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