The Throwaways

Police enlist young offenders as confidential informants.  But the work is high risk, largely unregulated, and sometimes fatal.  In the Sept. 3rd, 2012 issue of The New Yorker, I tell the stories of four young people who were killed working as informants — Rachel Hoffman, Shelly Hilliard, LeBron Gaither, and Jeremy McLean — and follow their families’ pursuit of accountability.  Read the article here.

Photo by Peter Van Agtmael.