Adrian Hill, director of the Jenner Institute and chief investigator of the trials with an Ebola vaccine his organization developed, holds a vial of the vaccine. Steve Parsons/WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption
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Investigations
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Tuesday
Conrad Goetzinger and Cassandra Rose struggle to pay their bills as $760 is garnished from their paychecks every two weeks by debt collectors. Twice, Goetzinger's bank account has been emptied by collectors after he failed to payoff a loan for a laptop. Eric Francis/AP for ProPublica hide caption
With Debt Collection, Your Bank Account Could Be At Risk
Monday
Kevin Evans relaxes in his small apartment after arriving home from work. Evans, who lost income and his home in the recession, is now having his wages garnished after falling behind on his credit card payments. Colin E. Braley/AP for ProPublica hide caption
Millions Of Americans' Wages Seized Over Credit Card And Medical Debt
Tuesday
Monday
People line up to take part in an amnesty program to clear up outstanding misdemeanor arrest warrants in August 2013, in Ferguson, Mo. For those living on the economic margins, the consequences of even a minor criminal violation can lead to a spiral of debt, unpaid obligations, unemployment and even arrest. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption
Tuesday
The grave at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, where Bud Kelder's family believes he is buried. Courtesy of John Eakin hide caption
Tuesday
Cuban entrepreneur Barbara Fernandez Franco oversees two employees in the small living room of her home in Havana, the Cuban capital. Her boyfriend, Michel Perez Casanova (right), works in the tourism industry but also helps with her business. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
Cuba's Budding Entrepreneurs Travel A Rocky Road Toward Success
Thursday
Carson Luke, 13, was injured when he was restrained at a school in Virginia when he was 10 years old. Sarah Tilotta/NPR hide caption
National Data Confirm Cases Of Restraint And Seclusion In Public Schools
Thursday
Paroled From Life Sentences, Aging Ex-Cons Find World That Didn't Wait
Wednesday
Facing Doubts About Court Fines, Lawmakers Take Questions To Heart
John Huckleberry sits in the back seat of a friend's car on the way back from visiting inmates at Sterling Correctional Facility. After 30 years in prison, Huckleberry — who was released in 2012 — helps aging inmates prepare for life outside prison. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
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Derwyn Bunton, the chief public defender in New Orleans, says reduced resources has taken defendants' rights to a public defender "down to a crisis level." Joseph Shapiro/NPR hide caption
Saturday
Tom Barrett returned to the convenience store where he stole a can of beer. He spent time in jail, not for the crime, but because he couldn't afford the fines and fees that went along with wearing an electronic monitoring device. Joseph Shapiro/NPR hide caption
Measures Aimed At Keeping People Out Of Jail Punish The Poor
In this photo from the mid-1960s, Kirk Gable, a co-founder of the electronic monitoring belt, uses war surplus missile-tracking equipment to track young adult offenders who are wearing the first electronic monitoring devices. Courtesy of Robert Gable hide caption