Criminal Justice

Bannon France Visit

Is Steve Bannon Trump’s Link to Putin and the European Far Right? Is Steve Bannon Trump’s Link to Putin and the European Far Right?

The ultra-right populism of the president’s former top adviser is in sync with Euro-Russian reaction.

Mar 19, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss

Beware of Big Philanthropy’s New Enthusiasm for Criminal Justice Reform

Beware of Big Philanthropy’s New Enthusiasm for Criminal Justice Reform Beware of Big Philanthropy’s New Enthusiasm for Criminal Justice Reform

Wealthy donors across the political spectrum are zeroing in on our jails and prisons as the latest locus of privatization.

Mar 16, 2018 / Michelle Chen

CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel

Why Gina Haspel, the Queen of Torture, Was Able to Rise to the Top of the CIA Why Gina Haspel, the Queen of Torture, Was Able to Rise to the Top of the CIA

Obama’s decision not to pursue accountability has given Bush administration criminals golden-shield powers.

Mar 16, 2018 / Lisa Hajjar

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Letters From the April 9, 2018, Issue Letters From the April 9, 2018, Issue

Octopus’s garden… Is trust-busting enough?… Old justice made new… A nation of ignorance…

Mar 15, 2018 / Our Readers

Alabama lethal injection

Why Is No One Demanding an Explanation for the Torture of Doyle Hamm? Why Is No One Demanding an Explanation for the Torture of Doyle Hamm?

He was the first person in the history of Alabama’s use of lethal injection to walk out of the execution chamber alive.

Mar 13, 2018 / Nicola Cohen

Mayors Collage Criminal Justice

A Crop of Reform-Minded Mayors Is Trying to Fix Policing and Fight Mass Incarceration A Crop of Reform-Minded Mayors Is Trying to Fix Policing and Fight Mass Incarceration

In their choice of a police chief and through other local initiatives, mayors can make major strides in improving the way their constituents interact with police and the criminal j...

Mar 12, 2018 / Collier Meyerson

Donald Trump

Chris Hayes: For Trump, Crime Is Not a Problem to Be Solved, It Is a Weapon to Be Wielded Chris Hayes: For Trump, Crime Is Not a Problem to Be Solved, It Is a Weapon to Be Wielded

How the president has changed the “law and order” debate.

Mar 9, 2018 / Jon Wiener

Chris Hayes: What Trump Means When He Says He’s ‘Strong on Crime’

Chris Hayes: What Trump Means When He Says He’s ‘Strong on Crime’ Chris Hayes: What Trump Means When He Says He’s ‘Strong on Crime’

Plus: Gary Younge on kids and guns and Michael Walzer on foreign policy for the left.

Mar 8, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Is the Opioid Crisis Leading to a Spike in the White Incarceration Rate?

Is the Opioid Crisis Leading to a Spike in the White Incarceration Rate? Is the Opioid Crisis Leading to a Spike in the White Incarceration Rate?

Though African Americans remain disproportionately impacted by the criminal-justice system, drug laws are locking up an increasing number of whites as well.

Mar 7, 2018 / Michelle Chen

What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison?

What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison? What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison?

An issue and exhibit from the photography foundation Aperture breaks down old tropes of prison life.

Mar 6, 2018 / Photo Essay / John Washington

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