Criminal Justice

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John Pace and His Friends Expected to Die in Prison John Pace and His Friends Expected to Die in Prison

Then the men, who’d been sentenced to life as juveniles, were freed.

Nov 16, 2018 / Katie Rose Quandt

border troops string barbed wire

Sending the US Army to the Border Creates ‘a War Atmosphere’ Sending the US Army to the Border Creates ‘a War Atmosphere’

Troops will deliver anti-riot equipment to Customs and Border Protection officers, further blurring the line between military and civilian law enforcement.

Nov 14, 2018 / Ryan Harvey

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Today Americans Determine Our Political Future Today Americans Determine Our Political Future

Five contests that could signal where we’re headed on climate change, criminal-justice reform, financial reform, net neutrality, and militarism.

Nov 6, 2018 / John Nichols

NYC Bail Reform

Here’s How to Help End Cash Bail Here’s How to Help End Cash Bail

Every day in this country, hundreds of thousands of legally innocent people sit behind bars simply because they cannot afford bail.

Oct 25, 2018 / Emmeline Clein

How the Courts Perpetuate Broken-Windows Policing

How the Courts Perpetuate Broken-Windows Policing How the Courts Perpetuate Broken-Windows Policing

Issa Kohler-Hausmann’s  Misdemeanorland  looks at how the court system has imposed a system of control that reinforces broken-windows police. 

Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Clio Chang

Andrew Gillum Campaigns in Tallahassee

Progressives, Keep an Eye on These 10 Races Progressives, Keep an Eye on These 10 Races

From Andrew Gillum in Florida to marijuana legalization in North Dakota, wins in these elections would be game changers.

Oct 18, 2018 / The Nation

Jail Cell Madison

Rethinking Prison, From the Inside Out Rethinking Prison, From the Inside Out

Changing the institutional culture of incarceration could entail a social consensus that locking people up is never the ideal way to resolve social problems.

Oct 16, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Brett Kavanaugh and Donald Trump

How Guantánamo Laid the Groundwork for Kavanaugh’s Confirmation How Guantánamo Laid the Groundwork for Kavanaugh’s Confirmation

The prison’s attempts to adjudicate justice are making their way to the mainland.

Oct 15, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg

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Cops Usually Get Away With Murder. What Was Different in Chicago? Cops Usually Get Away With Murder. What Was Different in Chicago?

When there is the will to seriously prosecute an officer, the public can hold the police accountable.

Oct 12, 2018 / Ed Burmila

The FBI/White House Supplemental Background Check on Brett Kavanaugh

The FBI/White House Supplemental Background Check on Brett Kavanaugh The FBI/White House Supplemental Background Check on Brett Kavanaugh

If the Federal Bureau had been no more thorough Than that when it was in charge, All the federal pens would have cell blocks left empty, And Dillinger’d still be at large.

Oct 11, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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