Criminal Justice

A Reckoning Inside the Domestic-Violence Movement

A Reckoning Inside the Domestic-Violence Movement A Reckoning Inside the Domestic-Violence Movement

Domestic abuse presents a deadly threat to millions of people across America. But as concerns about police misconduct grow, feminists are reconsidering the costs of criminalization...

Oct 7, 2020 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter

Burning Man 2020

Burning Man 2020 Burning Man 2020

Top of the world, ma.

Oct 6, 2020 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Woman speaks in front of sign saying

Defunding the Police Is a Reparations Issue Defunding the Police Is a Reparations Issue

The United States should take a long look at UN guidance on police reform in post-conflict countries.

Oct 2, 2020 / Dreisen Heath

BLACK LIVES MATTER

BLACK LIVES MATTER BLACK LIVES MATTER

Police violence against Black Americans prevails with impunity. Billboard: Grand Ave, Phoenix, AZ . Photo: Lynn Trimble (Phoenix New Times)

Sep 30, 2020 / OppArt / Karen Fiorito

Activist holding

The Children of Incarcerated People Vote, Too The Children of Incarcerated People Vote, Too

Whether for their loved ones or themselves, young people have a stake in criminal justice reform. And they want a president who will make it a priority.

Sep 25, 2020 / StudentNation / Maya McKenzie

Countdown to Election: 52 Days

Countdown to Election: 52 Days Countdown to Election: 52 Days

Nothing comic about Trump’s actions.

Sep 19, 2020 / OppArt / R. Sikoryak

Maya Moore and Jonathan Irons: More Than a Love Story

Maya Moore and Jonathan Irons: More Than a Love Story Maya Moore and Jonathan Irons: More Than a Love Story

The basketball superstar announced her marriage to a man she helped free from prison. But there is a sobering lesson beneath this feel-good story.

Sep 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin

ICE protest in NYC

In Trump’s America, It’s Cruelty as Policy In Trump’s America, It’s Cruelty as Policy

Forced hysterectomies for ICE detainees, more mass deportations, threats to bring sedition charges against protesters—this is political vandalism.

Sep 18, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Women stand holding posters and calling for justice.

Mexico’s Women Demand Justice on Gender Violence Mexico’s Women Demand Justice on Gender Violence

Enraged at institutional failure to address the mounting crisis, they have occupied the National Human Rights Commission.

Sep 16, 2020 / Meaghan Beatley

Jails Are Designed to Keep Inmates Hidden

Jails Are Designed to Keep Inmates Hidden Jails Are Designed to Keep Inmates Hidden

A photographic record of the Tombs, one of New York City’s most notorious detention complexes.

Sep 16, 2020 / Photo Essay / Hannah La Follette Ryan

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