Criminal Justice

Robert Mueller

Cornered and Facing ‘Existential’ Crisis, Will Trump Fire Mueller? Cornered and Facing ‘Existential’ Crisis, Will Trump Fire Mueller?

His deputy attorney general is under the gun as Trump allies lose patience with the Russiagate investigation.

Dec 12, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Elderly inmates

Our Prison Population Is Getting Older and Older Our Prison Population Is Getting Older and Older

Could programs like compassionate release provide refuge from a criminal-justice system run amok?

Dec 11, 2017 / Michelle Chen

It’s Time to End Mass Incarceration

It’s Time to End Mass Incarceration It’s Time to End Mass Incarceration

Locking up more and more people for longer and longer won’t make us safer.

Dec 11, 2017 / Brave New Films

Gitmo

What We Can Learn From Art Painted Inside Guantánamo What We Can Learn From Art Painted Inside Guantánamo

A New York exhibition gives a rare glimpse into America’s most controversial prison.

Dec 4, 2017 / Erin L. Thompson

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Flynn Pleads Guilty: Is He Singing on Trump-Russia? Flynn Pleads Guilty: Is He Singing on Trump-Russia?

Apart from the president’s own family, the former national-security adviser could do the most damage to the president.

Dec 1, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Judge Abby Abinanti Is Fighting for Her Tribe—and for a Better Justice System

Judge Abby Abinanti Is Fighting for Her Tribe—and for a Better Justice System Judge Abby Abinanti Is Fighting for Her Tribe—and for a Better Justice System

Once considered illegitimate, Native American peacemaking courts offer a model for criminal-justice reform.

Nov 30, 2017 / Feature / Rebecca Clarren

LA County women's jail

In Prison, Women Are 9 Times More Likely to Be HIV-Positive In Prison, Women Are 9 Times More Likely to Be HIV-Positive

The disparity between infection rates in incarcerated and non-incarcerated women highlights the deeply unequal state of our criminal-justice system.

Nov 24, 2017 / Akilah Wise

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A Growing Lawyer ‘Army’ Is Banding Together to Protect Immigrants A Growing Lawyer ‘Army’ Is Banding Together to Protect Immigrants

Immigrants with attorneys are four times more likely to be released from detention.

Nov 23, 2017 / Tania Karas

LaVar Ball on CNN

About LaVar Ball vs. Donald Trump About LaVar Ball vs. Donald Trump

In a stable country, we would not be talking about this feud of the blowhards. This is not a stable country.

Nov 21, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Jail Cell Madison

Do Nothing and Help Dismantle Our Broken Criminal-Justice System Do Nothing and Help Dismantle Our Broken Criminal-Justice System

A new “slacktivist” app mines cryptocurrency to pay for bail funds.

Nov 21, 2017 / Natasha Lennard

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