Criminal Justice

A Kentucky state police cruiser.

Kentucky Is About to Pass the Cruelest Criminal-Justice Bill in America Kentucky Is About to Pass the Cruelest Criminal-Justice Bill in America

March 15, 2024 Kentucky Is About to Pass the Cruelest Criminal-Justice Bill in America The state is making it easier to kill homeless people on private property—and that’s just one…

Mar 15, 2024 / Paige Oamek and Rohan Montgomery

Prison Labor

Prison Labor Prison Labor

13th Amendment Farm.

Mar 13, 2024 / OppArt / Jen Sorensen

Nebraska state capitol

Nebraska’s New Racist “Stand Your Ground” Law Puts Us All in Danger Nebraska’s New Racist “Stand Your Ground” Law Puts Us All in Danger

Politics / March 4, 2024 Nebraska’s New Racist “Stand Your Ground” Law Puts Us All in Danger A society of armed individuals carrying concealed weapons, who perceive strangers a…

Mar 4, 2024 / Megan Hunt

Brown sign reading

The IRS Finally Takes the Gloves Off The IRS Finally Takes the Gloves Off

Under the Biden administration, wealthy tax cheats can no longer count on getting the “audit lite” treatment.

Mar 1, 2024 / David Cay Johnston

Michelle Horton on

“The System Works So Hard to Silence Us Because Our Voices Are Powerful” “The System Works So Hard to Silence Us Because Our Voices Are Powerful”

An interview with author and activist Michelle Horton about her new book, Dear Sister.

Feb 28, 2024 / Q&A / Victoria Law

End Mass Incarceration!

End Mass Incarceration! End Mass Incarceration!

Illuminating the reality of the prison system.

Feb 29, 2024 / OppArt / Hector Manuel Rodriguez

A Father's Day visit to the Joe Kegans State Jail, Sunday, June 17, 2012, in Houston, Texas.

The Invisible Labor of Women Who Love Incarcerated People The Invisible Labor of Women Who Love Incarcerated People

There are few things more important for people in prison than keeping links with the outside world. That task falls overwhelmingly to women.

Feb 19, 2024 / Rachel Zarrow and Christopher Blackwell

Hundreds of dual victims rallied to end life without the possibility of parole. Two Bills in the Pensylvania legislature, Senate Bill 942 and House Bill 135, which end Life without Parole which amount to death by incarceration, protesters rallied inside the state capitol with victims on both sides of the issue giving passionate speeches in favor of the bills in Harrisburg, PA on October 23, 2019.

It’s Known as “Death by Incarceration.” These People Want to End It. It’s Known as “Death by Incarceration.” These People Want to End It.

More people are serving life sentences without parole in Pennsylvania than almost anywhere else in America. An increasingly vocal movement is trying to change that.

Feb 9, 2024 / Victoria Law

Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally on January 19, 2024, in Concord, N.H.

The D.C. Circuit Just Shredded Trump’s Immunity Claims The D.C. Circuit Just Shredded Trump’s Immunity Claims

The court’s decision should put to rest the question of whether a former president is immune to prosecution. The question is whether the Supreme Court will allow that.

Feb 7, 2024 / Elie Mystal

A man holds a sign reading

In the US, Mental Health Treatment Can Be a Death Sentence In the US, Mental Health Treatment Can Be a Death Sentence

Deploying the language of “helping” those in need, policymakers are reaching not for a Band-Aid but a club.

Feb 6, 2024 / Mattea Kramer and Dr. Sean Fogler

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