Is There Hope for the Chicago Police Department? Is There Hope for the Chicago Police Department?
Yes, but only if we abandon the failed menu of governmental responses to policing scandals. Here’s what we should do.
May 13, 2016 / Norm Stamper
How Will Philadelphia’s District Attorney Handle Resentencing Its Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Population? How Will Philadelphia’s District Attorney Handle Resentencing Its Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Population?
Seth Williams says he’s “smart on crime,” but his record says otherwise.
May 11, 2016 / Jessica Pishko
Will These 2 Court Cases Finally Hold Our Torturers Accountable? Will These 2 Court Cases Finally Hold Our Torturers Accountable?
They may confirm that since torture is a war crime, it can never be a policy option.
May 10, 2016 / David Cole
Our Rickety Public Defense System Has Finally Collapsed. Here’s How to Fix It. Our Rickety Public Defense System Has Finally Collapsed. Here’s How to Fix It.
The right to counsel is unique in American law, and there is no clear blueprint for how such a right is supposed to be enforced.
May 9, 2016 / Sara Mayeux
Prisons Are Using Military-Grade Tear Gas to Punish People Prisons Are Using Military-Grade Tear Gas to Punish People
A burgeoning arms industry brings the war home.
Apr 28, 2016 / Daniel Moattar
‘So Many Doors Have Been Closed in My Face’ ‘So Many Doors Have Been Closed in My Face’
What three Americans told the attorney general and HUD secretary about living with criminal records.
Apr 26, 2016 / Tyrone Peake, Helen Stokes, and Ronald Lewis
Immigrants Are Dying In Detention While ICE Ignores Its Own Medical Standards Immigrants Are Dying In Detention While ICE Ignores Its Own Medical Standards
A new report demonstrates how medical negligence played a significant role in many detention center deaths.
Apr 25, 2016 / Raul Grijalva
Virginia Just Gave 200,000 People the Right to Vote Virginia Just Gave 200,000 People the Right to Vote
While some states are working to limit the franchise, the Old Dominion’s going in a different direction.
Apr 22, 2016 / Joshua Holland
Who Is Behind the Lie That More Guns Makes Us Safe? Who Is Behind the Lie That More Guns Makes Us Safe?
The NRA doesn’t need just cash to bully legislators—it needs bad information too.
Apr 20, 2016 / Ari Rabin-Havt
What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo
On his first day in the Oval Office, Obama swore he’d close Gitmo. He’s got nine months left to do it.
Apr 19, 2016 / Karen J. Greenberg