The Philadelphia Inquirer

Milique Wagner spent over a decade in prison fighting his murder conviction, but faced opposition from his own lawyer, who failed to investigate key evidence and instead urged the judge to shut down his petition. Wagner's case is one of many in which court-appointed attorneys did minimal work, delaying or denying justice for wrongfully convicted people. An investigation by The Philadelphia Inquirer and ProPublica found that Philadelphia's post-conviction system repeatedly failed to deliver justice.

Purdue Pharma's $7.4 billion bankruptcy plan, approved in 2024, excludes tens of thousands of opioid victims who originally filed claims, including Mary Jannotta and her family, whose son died from an overdose. The new settlement slashes payments, imposes stricter eligibility requirements, and removes the option to use sworn affidavits to prove Purdue drug use, impacting victims like those who lost loved ones to overdoses.

ProPublica and The Philadelphia Inquirer are investigating how opioid victims have been compensated by trusts funded by Purdue, Mallinckrodt, and Endo. The article seeks input from individuals seeking payment for harm caused by these companies' drugs.