Criminal Justice

Chris Hayes: What Trump Means When He Says He’s ‘Strong on Crime’

Chris Hayes: What Trump Means When He Says He’s ‘Strong on Crime’ Chris Hayes: What Trump Means When He Says He’s ‘Strong on Crime’

Plus: Gary Younge on kids and guns and Michael Walzer on foreign policy for the left.

Mar 8, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Is the Opioid Crisis Leading to a Spike in the White Incarceration Rate?

Is the Opioid Crisis Leading to a Spike in the White Incarceration Rate? Is the Opioid Crisis Leading to a Spike in the White Incarceration Rate?

Though African Americans remain disproportionately impacted by the criminal-justice system, drug laws are locking up an increasing number of whites as well.

Mar 7, 2018 / Michelle Chen

What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison?

What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison? What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison?

An issue and exhibit from the photography foundation Aperture breaks down old tropes of prison life.

Mar 6, 2018 / Photo Essay / John Washington

Trump Moscow 1996

Does Russia Have Leverage Over Trump? Does Russia Have Leverage Over Trump?

An interview with Diana Pilipenko on Moscow’s potential kompromat.

Mar 2, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss

Alabama lethal injection

The Cruel and Unusual Punishment of Doyle Lee Hamm The Cruel and Unusual Punishment of Doyle Lee Hamm

The State of Alabama was warned that its planned execution of Hamm would be painful and torturous. It kept going anyway.

Mar 2, 2018 / Jake Bittle

Krasner Philly

Progressive Change Is Rocking One of the Most Unlikely Places in Philadelphia—the DA’s Office Progressive Change Is Rocking One of the Most Unlikely Places in Philadelphia—the DA’s Office

Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, from Philly to Kansas City and beyond.

Feb 28, 2018 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias

The Counterrevolution: Governing Our New Internal Enemies

The Counterrevolution: Governing Our New Internal Enemies The Counterrevolution: Governing Our New Internal Enemies

A domestic counterinsurgency model of government and policing is being imposed on American soil on US citizens and residents.

Feb 28, 2018 / Bernard E. Harcourt

Albany County Jail

Waiting for Cuomo: NY Prisoners Hope for Clemency From the Governor Waiting for Cuomo: NY Prisoners Hope for Clemency From the Governor

It’s time for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to live up to his pledge and cut short more prison sentences.

Feb 22, 2018 / Victoria Law

Russia Troll Farm

Will Mueller Indict Russians Over the DNC Hacking Next? Will Mueller Indict Russians Over the DNC Hacking Next?

Dutch evidence could help the special counsel target the Cozy Bear hackers.

Feb 21, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss

Robert Mueller

The Russiagate Intelligence Wars: What We Do and Don’t Know The Russiagate Intelligence Wars: What We Do and Don’t Know

The Carter Page saga, and the battle over the dueling GOP and Democratic memos, is only one chapter in the investigation.

Feb 16, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss

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