IT HAS BEEN SAID that the manner by which the government fails to protect witnesses who are vital to the solution of grave crimes is already a crime in itself. The Witness Protection Program (WPP) is in such a serious need of both support and reform that many witnesses would rather live outside the program’s supposed shelter.
With such a sorry state of affairs, it is already amazing that some people actually agree to become state witnesses.
But are all witnesses qualified for coverage under the WPP?
For today’s Data a Day:
True or False: Anyone who has witnessed a crime and is about to testify before an investigating agency may be admitted into the Witness Protection Program of the Department of Justice.
For the answer to that question, and to understand better what the WPP is all about, just click this link, or go to the PCIJ’s MoneyPolitics Online website here.