Criminal Justice

Juvenile Prisoners

Meet the Grown-Ups Keeping Kids Out of Prison Meet the Grown-Ups Keeping Kids Out of Prison

The Youth Correctional Leaders for Justice will help guide towns, cities, and states on how to close youth prisons for good.

Apr 8, 2019 / Ross Barkan

Operation Protective Edge

Is Israel’s Benny Gantz Guilty of War Crimes? Is Israel’s Benny Gantz Guilty of War Crimes?

A front-runner in next week’s elections, he’s being sued in Dutch court by a survivor of the 2014 assault on Gaza—with indirect support from unusual quarters.

Apr 5, 2019 / Naomi Zeveloff

Andre Vasquez canvasing in Chicago.

How a Group of Unapologetic Progressives Scored Big Wins in Chicago’s Elections How a Group of Unapologetic Progressives Scored Big Wins in Chicago’s Elections

The answer begins with an unflinching left politics, voter education, and, yes, door knocking.

Apr 5, 2019 / Will Tanzman

Gorsuch Senate Confirmation

Neil Gorsuch Just Made Death Worse Neil Gorsuch Just Made Death Worse

In an appalling majority opinion, Gorsuch endorses pain-filled deaths for people subjected to capital punishment.

Apr 3, 2019 / Elie Mystal

Patrick Lynch

The NYPD Union’s War Against Parole Reform The NYPD Union’s War Against Parole Reform

For decades, cops have aggressively opposed even minor reforms concerning accountability and criminal justice. Now, they’re finding they no longer have the state’s parole board und...

Mar 29, 2019 / Natasha Lennard

Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr.

New Jersey Is Addicted to ICE New Jersey Is Addicted to ICE

North Jersey is a Democratic stronghold. Why is it complicit with Trump’s deportation machine?

Mar 26, 2019 / Whitney Strub

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Unquestionable Exoneration of Donald Trump The Unquestionable Exoneration of Donald Trump

Maybe the real collusion was the friends we made along the way.

Mar 26, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Bail Out

The TV Series Derailing Bail Reform in New Orleans The TV Series Derailing Bail Reform in New Orleans

The tough-on-crime spin is undercutting the hard work of activists and criminal justice experts in the city.

Mar 14, 2019 / Emmeline Clein

Alessandra Biaggi

Progressive ‘Piss and Vinegar’ Takes On Albany Progressive ‘Piss and Vinegar’ Takes On Albany

How a new class of lawmakers is transforming the New York State legislature.

Mar 13, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz

Paul Manafort 2018

The Manafort Sentence Is a Lesson in White Privilege The Manafort Sentence Is a Lesson in White Privilege

But the solution isn’t to inflate sentences for wealthy white men—it’s to reduce sentences for poor people of color.

Mar 8, 2019 / Elie Mystal

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