Criminal Justice
Biden’s Weed Pardon Won’t Get Anyone Out of Prison—But It’s Still a Huge Deal
It'll be life-changing for thousands of people whose federal convictions have kept them from getting into college, finding jobs and housing, and more.
A Police Dog Attacked a Black Man After a Traffic Stop. He Lost an Eye.
What started as a routine traffic stop from an officer with the Gainesville Police Department ended with 30-year-old Terrel Bradley losing an eye.
Why Is the US Going Back to Executions by Firing Squad?
Utah, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and South Carolina have all legalized executions by firing squad once again.
What It’s Like to Look For a Job After Prison
“We are much more than what we did wrong. When is punishment enough? When is it okay for you to come back to the workforce?”
The Chilling Murder of a Chinese Student on a US Campus, and Why Justice Is Elusive
Death penalty or life in prison: What if neither leads to justice?
Minneapolis Is Just One Vote Away From Dismantling the Police
If citizens vote yes, the Minneapolis Police Department will be disbanded and replaced with a Department of Public Safety.
Here’s a Perfect Example of How the Justice System Screws Over Black People
A Black woman in Ohio will spend more than a year in prison while a white woman, who stole more than six times as much money, only got probation.
The Gun-Touting McCloskeys Got Pardoned. These Black Men Didn’t.
Kevin Strickland and Lamar Johnson were convicted of murder years ago, but prosecutors have since agreed that was a mistake.
Faulty Drug Tests Are Finding K2 in Prisoners’ Mail, Lawsuit Alleges
As a result, prisoners are allegedly being given solitary confinement, losing visitation privileges, or facing other punishments.
If You Get the COVID Vaccine, You Can Skip Community Service, Judge Says
19th Judicial District Court Judge Fred Crifasi in East Baton Rouge is offering offenders a choice during the swift uptick in COVID cases.
Ed Buck Found Guilty of Giving Meth to Black Men Who Overdosed During ‘Party and Play’ Sessions
He supplied homeless Black men with drugs, and sometimes injected them with meth, as part of an apparent fetish.
Uncle of Teen Who Filmed George Floyd’s Murder Killed by Police in Car Crash
Leneal Lamont Frazier was hit by a police while they were in pursuit of an unrela robbery suspect.