The Outrageous Trial of Cecily McMillan The Outrageous Trial of Cecily McMillan
A young Occupy Wall Street activist ended up in the hospital after her arrest. So why is she the one being prosecuted for assault?
Apr 14, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
Eritrean Refugees at Risk Eritrean Refugees at Risk
Hundreds of thousands have fled dictatorship—only to face trafficking, exploitation and hostility throughout North Africa and the Sahel.
Apr 11, 2014 / Dan Connell and Foreign Policy In Focus
DOJ Blasts Albuquerque Police Department’s ‘Culture of Unjustifiable Aggression’ DOJ Blasts Albuquerque Police Department’s ‘Culture of Unjustifiable Aggression’
Albuquerque police who use excessive force rarely face any form of accountability.
Apr 10, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Feds, State Legislative Committee Accelerate Inquiries Into Bridgegate Feds, State Legislative Committee Accelerate Inquiries Into Bridgegate
Some of the key actors may be nearing a deal for immunity in order to tell what they know.
Apr 10, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
How a Receipt Helped Free a Wrongfully Convicted Man After More Than 24 Years in Prison How a Receipt Helped Free a Wrongfully Convicted Man After More Than 24 Years in Prison
Trial attorneys never saw key evidence proving Jonathan Fleming was in Florida when the murder he was alleged to commit occurred.
Apr 9, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Prison Culture: How Biases Trump Evidence and Land People in Jail Prison Culture: How Biases Trump Evidence and Land People in Jail
The imprisonment of an American couple in Qatar reveals biases in criminal justice, at home and abroad.
Apr 8, 2014 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
When Peter Matthiessen Was Silenced by his Publisher When Peter Matthiessen Was Silenced by his Publisher
How the cowardice of Viking Penguin kept the author’s In The Spirit of Crazy Horse out of print for seven years.
Apr 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Why Is Georgia About to Pass a Law That Will Make It Easier to Send Poor People to Prison? Why Is Georgia About to Pass a Law That Will Make It Easier to Send Poor People to Prison?
After extensive lobbying, the private probation industry is poised to wield ever more power over Georgia’s debtors.
Apr 7, 2014 / Hannah Rappleye and Lisa Riordan Seville
How a Clerical Error Barred This Stanford Student From the United States How a Clerical Error Barred This Stanford Student From the United States
Rahinah Ibrahim’s life was derailed by the tangle of national security bureaucracies that have come to define post-9/11 America.
Apr 7, 2014 / Peter Van Buren
A Grand Jury Is Quizzing a Key Christie Spokesman A Grand Jury Is Quizzing a Key Christie Spokesman
Looks like the US attorney is calling witnesses to testify, on both Bridgegate and the Hoboken charges.
Apr 5, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss