Criminal Justice

National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls

These Women Are Demanding a Voice in the Criminal Justice Conversation These Women Are Demanding a Voice in the Criminal Justice Conversation

The movement to reform the criminal justice system is still dominated by men and politicians. This group of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women is changing that.

Sep 26, 2016 / Victoria Law

BLM Protest

A New Generation of Freedom Fighters Is Taking It to the Streets—and the World A New Generation of Freedom Fighters Is Taking It to the Streets—and the World

As schools, states, and corporations redraw their borders, young people are launching transnational campaigns to fight back.

Sep 14, 2016 / StudentNation / Rachel Gilmer, Christopher Lopez, Kerrina Williams, Lorena Buñi, and Adrian Bonifacio

Snowden at a Canadian high school

What Should Happen to Edward Snowden? A Q&A With His Lawyer What Should Happen to Edward Snowden? A Q&A With His Lawyer

Ben Wizner speaks on what would happen in an espionage trial and why Obama should issue a pardon.

Sep 12, 2016 / Q&A / Jon Wiener

Prison Labor

This Week May See the Largest Prison Strike in US History This Week May See the Largest Prison Strike in US History

Across 24 states, inmates are sick of poisoned water, solitary confinement, and forced labor.

Sep 7, 2016 / John Washington

Footage of the Largest Gang Raid in NYPD History Reveals the Agency’s Military-Style Tactics

Footage of the Largest Gang Raid in NYPD History Reveals the Agency’s Military-Style Tactics Footage of the Largest Gang Raid in NYPD History Reveals the Agency’s Military-Style Tactics

Incoming police commissioner James O’Neill oversaw the arrests.

Sep 1, 2016 / Simon Davis-Cohen

Angela Corey Courthouse

Voters Have Ousted Notorious Florida Prosecutor Angela Corey Voters Have Ousted Notorious Florida Prosecutor Angela Corey

She was known nationally for failing to convict Trayvon Martin’s killer, and for prosecuting Marissa Alexander.

Aug 31, 2016 / Jessica Pishko

Duval County Courthouse

Angela Corey’s Forgetful Medical Examiner Angela Corey’s Forgetful Medical Examiner

The state attorney’s office employed a chief medical examiner who may have suffered from dementia—but it won’t reexamine her cases.

Aug 30, 2016 / Jessica Pishko

Electronic monitoring bracelet

Private Prison Companies Are Embracing Alternatives to Incarceration Private Prison Companies Are Embracing Alternatives to Incarceration

They’ve hijacked the language of reform—but for them, it’s still business as usual.

Aug 23, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates

On Private Federal Prisons, a Victory for Independent Journalism On Private Federal Prisons, a Victory for Independent Journalism

This victory shows that reform is still possible, citizen movements and independent journalism still matter, and decent officials can make a difference.

Aug 23, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Women in Jail

Why Are There So Many Women in Jail? Why Are There So Many Women in Jail?

The number of women in jails has skyrocketed over the past four decades.

Aug 22, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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