Utah’s Legislature Paves the Way for Execution by Firing Squad Utah’s Legislature Paves the Way for Execution by Firing Squad
Chris Hayes talks to a GOP congressman who wants to bring back the firing squad about the ethics of the death penalty.
Mar 12, 2015 / Blog / Chris Hayes
Should a Criminal Record Be a Life Sentence to Poverty? Should a Criminal Record Be a Life Sentence to Poverty?
New legislation in the Senate is a first step to giving the more than 70 million Americans with criminal records a second chance.
Mar 11, 2015 / Rebecca Vallas
Obama’s Police Reforms Ignore the Most Important Cause of Police Misconduct Obama’s Police Reforms Ignore the Most Important Cause of Police Misconduct
These well-meaning changes will simply reproduce racial inequality.
Mar 6, 2015 / Alex S. Vitale
A National Call for Criminal-Justice Reform A National Call for Criminal-Justice Reform
In the wake of nationwide cop-on-civilian violence, there is hope for criminal-justice reform.
Feb 24, 2015 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Can Less Confidentiality Mean More Fairness in Campus Sexual Assault Cases? Can Less Confidentiality Mean More Fairness in Campus Sexual Assault Cases?
Without knowing why disciplinary committees do what they do, we’re in the dark.
Feb 23, 2015 / Judith Resnik, Alexandra Brodsky, and Claire Simonich
The Most Common Type of American Terrorist Is a White Man With a Weapon and a Grudge The Most Common Type of American Terrorist Is a White Man With a Weapon and a Grudge
We don't yet know what drove killer Craig Stephen Hicks, but American Muslims are more often victims of ideological violence than perpetrators of it.
Feb 11, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
If You Read That ‘NYT’ Story About Two Teens in Oakland, Keep This in Mind If You Read That ‘NYT’ Story About Two Teens in Oakland, Keep This in Mind
What the story about a fire set to a gender-nonconforming teenager in Oakland leaves out about race, gender expression and violence.
Jan 30, 2015 / Blog / Dani McClain
Why Is Marissa Alexander Still Being Punished for Fighting Back? Why Is Marissa Alexander Still Being Punished for Fighting Back?
As Alexander leaves prison for house arrest, it’s time to question the system that turns women into criminals for trying to stay alive.
Jan 28, 2015 / Victoria Law
It’s Not Just the Cops It’s Not Just the Cops
Public defenders know that the trouble with our justice system extends far beyond abusive policing.
Jan 12, 2015 / Jonathan Rapping
It’s Time to Bring Domestic Violence Survivors Like Barbara Sheehan Home From Prison It’s Time to Bring Domestic Violence Survivors Like Barbara Sheehan Home From Prison
As governors mull clemency, battered women should be at the top of the list.
Dec 24, 2014 / Victoria Law