Alice Hines

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News

Drug-Testing Company Used in Child Custody Cases Investigated for Fraud

The DOJ investigated Averhealth, emails reviewed by VICE News show, after the company’s ex-lab director testified up to 30 percent of its results in Michigan were wrong.
Alice Hines
1.27.23
News

Averhealth’s Drug Tests Were Wrong Up to 30% of the Time, Former Employee Testifies

Exclusive court documents show that Averhealth’s ex-lab director said up to 30% of its drug tests in Michigan were wrong. The company denies her claims.
Alice Hines
6.10.22
Sovereign Citizens

How the Sovereign Citizen Movement Convinces Desperate Parents to Ignore Laws

Some sovereigns are tax protesters. Others peddle get-out-of-debt hacks. But a handful of new gurus are trying to expose Child Protective Services.
Alice Hines
9.9.21
capitol hill riots

How Normal People Deployed Facial Recognition on Capitol Hill Protesters

Facial recognition is now freely accessible to random people on Twitter using a Polish website called Pimeyes.
Alice Hines
2.2.21
Use of force

Deadly Restraints Are Being Used on Children at Youth Homes and Schools

The U.S. government doesn't track how many children are injured or killed in restraints. So we tried to.
Alice Hines
Agnes Walton
11.14.20
Foster Care

Dangerous Restraints Were Routine at This Youth Home. Then a Black Teen Died.

A VICE News investigation revealed a lack of appropriate training by the large for-profit company that runs several facilities for teens.
Alice Hines
7.24.20
Vice News Tonight

Coronavirus Is Forcing Parents of Kids in Foster Care to Go Months Without Visits

“We were working on a healthy balance for our life,” Heather Osborne said. “And then all of a sudden, it's taken away from us.”
Alice Hines
Rialda Zukic
5.19.20
Vice News Tonight

This Shelter Is Helping People in Lockdown Escape Domestic Violence

Some survivors, though, can't reach out for help "due to their abusive partner monitoring their behaviors while they are in isolation.”
Alice Hines
Jaclyn Skurie
5.8.20
Coronavirus

Here's What Dating Looks Like in the Age of Coronavirus

In the absence of physical contact, COVID-19 is enabling new forms of connection. Enter the virtual date, and the virtual hook-up.
Sarah Svoboda
Alice Hines
4.6.20
Garage Magazine

Undressing the Dress Code

Why and when does the much-maligned “dress code” hold out?
Alice Hines
6.29.17
Tech

The strange, lonely experience of shopping in Alibaba's VR world

Alice Hines
11.11.16
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