Police and Law Enforcement

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

return of debtor's prisons

Prosecutors and Judges Have Brought Back Debtors’ Prisons Prosecutors and Judges Have Brought Back Debtors’ Prisons

A new report details how easily you can be put in jail simply for owing a company money.

Feb 22, 2018 / David Dayen

(Bryan Cox / ICE via AP)

For Immigrants in Trump’s America, the Dystopian Future Has Already Arrived For Immigrants in Trump’s America, the Dystopian Future Has Already Arrived

Documented and undocumented, young and old, immigrants are being swept up throughout the country.

Feb 13, 2018 / Moustafa Bayoumi

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The Nunes Memo Shows Real Problems With the FBI, but Not the Ones the GOP Thinks The Nunes Memo Shows Real Problems With the FBI, but Not the Ones the GOP Thinks

How FISA and the Patriot Act enable wide-ranging spying on Americans.

Feb 5, 2018 / David K. Shipler

Nicaragua Women's March

Why Is Nicaragua’s Homicide Rate So Far Below That of Its Central American Neighbors? Why Is Nicaragua’s Homicide Rate So Far Below That of Its Central American Neighbors?

It’s the revolution, stupid—which fostered innovative policing, along with the dedicated work of community organizers and women activists.

Feb 2, 2018 / Roberto Lovato

Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science?

Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science? Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science?

A special investigation reveals a disastrous flaw affecting thousands of criminal convictions.

Feb 1, 2018 / Feature / Meehan Crist and Tim Requarth

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Was There Anything Actually True in Trump’s State of the Union? Was There Anything Actually True in Trump’s State of the Union?

Harold Meyerson on Trump, and Meehan Crist and Tim Requarth on phony forensics.

Jan 31, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Why Does Our Justice System Fight So Hard to Keep Innocent People Behind Bars?

Why Does Our Justice System Fight So Hard to Keep Innocent People Behind Bars? Why Does Our Justice System Fight So Hard to Keep Innocent People Behind Bars?

Mark Godsey was a “prosecutor’s prosecutor” who didn’t think there were any innocent people in prison. Then he began supervising his law school’s Innocence Project, and realized hi...

Jan 24, 2018 / Joshua Holland

Ravi Ragbir Immigration Protest

ICE Is Going After People Who Were Once Off-Limits ICE Is Going After People Who Were Once Off-Limits

Under Trump, nowhere is safe for undocumented immigrants—not in the shadows and not in the spotlight.

Jan 19, 2018 / Julianne Hing

Police surveillance

How a Group Policing Model Is Criminalizing Whole Communities How a Group Policing Model Is Criminalizing Whole Communities

While the Ceasefire model of policing looks progressive, its reliance on collective punishment is anything but.

Jan 12, 2018 / Max Rivlin-Nadler

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