Criminal Justice

A police officer holds a riot shield that reads POLICE

Police Terror Won’t End With the Trump Administration Police Terror Won’t End With the Trump Administration

Post–Election Day cop brutality points to the continuation of a violent reality for protesters.

Nov 11, 2020 / Chris Gelardi

Gascón stands, wearing a mask, in front of a large projected slide with a picture of himself that reads

California Chooses Criminal Justice Reform California Chooses Criminal Justice Reform

Results are not final, and some are not progressive, but Golden State voters continue to turn away from the tough-on-crime course set in the 1990s.

Nov 4, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Protestors in Philidelphia march through the street

After Philadelphia Police Shot and Killed Walter Wallace After Philadelphia Police Shot and Killed Walter Wallace

The city erupted in the usual pattern of peaceful protest followed by looting. Then something strange happened.

Nov 3, 2020 / Gene Seymour

To Repair Our Country, Start by Repairing Our Political Language

To Repair Our Country, Start by Repairing Our Political Language To Repair Our Country, Start by Repairing Our Political Language

I understand and share the anger of those who say “defund the police,” but our job in the political arena is to make a better world for everyone—even those we disagree with.

Nov 3, 2020 / Walter Mosley

Bills Come Due

Bills Come Due Bills Come Due

Dead reckoning. Scenes from our series "The Greater Quiet" for the week of October 26.

Oct 30, 2020 / The Greater Quiet / Steve Brodner

Will Concerns About Domestic Violence Derail Sentencing Reform in Oklahoma?

Will Concerns About Domestic Violence Derail Sentencing Reform in Oklahoma? Will Concerns About Domestic Violence Derail Sentencing Reform in Oklahoma?

Opponents of a constitutional amendment to limit enhanced sentencing say it would harm domestic violence survivors. Not all survivors agree.

Oct 30, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter

A crowd of people sit and stand holding posters, some bearing the picture of Maher al-Akhras.

Palestinian Maher Al-Akhras Demands: Freedom or Death Palestinian Maher Al-Akhras Demands: Freedom or Death

Most of the time, the death of a single Palestinian prisoner does not show up on the radar screen of Israeli or world consciousness. Maher Al-Akhras is putting his life on the line...

Oct 28, 2020 / Sally Abed

UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers

UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers

Countless men, women, and children have been killed at the hands of US law enforcement officers. Breonna Taylor was murdered by Louisville police on March 13, 2020, and recently he...

Oct 13, 2020 / OppArt / Coco Howard

If the NBA Stands for Racial Justice, What About Tom Gores?

If the NBA Stands for Racial Justice, What About Tom Gores? If the NBA Stands for Racial Justice, What About Tom Gores?

The franchise owner of the Detroit Pistons also owns a predatory prison telephone company. Shouldn’t that matter to the NBA?

Oct 12, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Angola

The Prisoners Who Were Convicted by Hung Juries The Prisoners Who Were Convicted by Hung Juries

In Louisiana, at least 1,601 people are still incarcerated on the basis of a Jim Crow–era law allowing for conviction by a nonunanimous verdict.

Oct 8, 2020 / Zoé Chevalier

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