Peanut Corporation of America

Ten years after PCA: Reflections on a trial, its impact, and what still needs to change

— OPINION — This is the final installment of a three-part series marking the 10th anniversary of the historic sentencing in the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) case. To read Part 1,

By Darin Detwiler

/ 24 Sep 2025

Ten years after PCA: Reflections on a trial, its impact, and what still needs to change

Ten years later: After PCA, fines replaced prison — and people paid the price

— OPINION — This is Part II of a three-part series marking the 10th anniversary of the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) sentencing. With the sentencing of Peanut Corporation of America (PCA)

By Darin Detwiler

/ 23 Sep 2025

Ten years later: After PCA, fines replaced prison — and people paid the price

Ten years later: How the PCA sentencing changed food safety justice — or didn’t

This is Part I of a three-part series marking the 10th anniversary of the historic sentencing in the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) criminal case. Witness to Justice Ten years

By Darin Detwiler

/ 22 Sep 2025

Ten years later: How the PCA sentencing changed food safety justice — or didn’t

Six years of appeals ends with the Parnell brothers still in federal prison

The three-judge panel that heard oral arguments in the habeas corpus appeals of Peanut Corporation of America’s Stewart and Michael Parnell took 320 days to write a 43-page opinion,

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Aug 2025

Habeas Corpus is a chapter in the food safety story, but it’s a slow lane for Parnells

— ANALYSIS — Habeas Corpus, the “great writ” that incarcerated people can use to get out of jail, is used by immigration lawyers working to keep foreign nationals who’ve landed in

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Apr 2025

Habeas Corpus is a chapter in the food safety story, but it’s a slow lane for Parnells

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Peanut Corporation of America

Ten years after PCA: Reflections on a trial, its impact, and what still needs to change

Ten years later: After PCA, fines replaced prison — and people paid the price

Ten years later: How the PCA sentencing changed food safety justice — or didn’t

Six years of appeals ends with the Parnell brothers still in federal prison

Habeas Corpus is a chapter in the food safety story, but it’s a slow lane for Parnells