Why it makes no sense to criminalize fathers who can’t pay child support—and why we should support prosecutors who recognize that Jan 07, 2019
In the first of a series, “The New Prosecutors,” we consider whether recently elected district attorneys can make transformative change. Jan 04, 2019
ICE Air, a little-known division of ICE, deports people in shackles and funnels tax dollars to Republican-friendly businesses Dec 19, 2018
‘Stand Your Ground’—a law that favors white men and increases homicides—now applies to cops in Florida Dec 18, 2018
We know how to make prosecution less awful, but many prosecutors work hard to resist any changes Dec 14, 2018
The waiting game: NYPD ripped 1-year-old from mother, but why did the benefits office expect her to wait for hours, standing up, with a child? Dec 13, 2018
The country’s largest police department now has a drone program. NYPD critics worry illegal surveillance will follow Dec 11, 2018
Jeff Sessions is gone, but there’s no cause to rejoice as Trump nominates William Barr to replace him Dec 10, 2018
Campus sexual misconduct is a problem. Emulating a broken system is not the only solution. Dec 07, 2018
As long as police emphasize ‘force and complete submission over safety,’ they will continue to kill people with mental illness Dec 06, 2018
If Border Patrol agents should refuse to tear gas children, shouldn’t prosecutors, police, and judges refuse some of their duties too? Nov 30, 2018
New York high court rules that criminal defendants facing threat of deportation are entitled to a jury trial, but many others are deprived of juries Nov 29, 2018
First, the cop who killed Laquan McDonald was found guilty of murder. Now attention turns to the alleged cover-up. Nov 28, 2018
Rather than continuing to target young people of color, some cities pull back on curfews Nov 27, 2018
Trump-endorsed criminal justice reform bill would do a lot more good if it were made retroactive Nov 15, 2018
Over 20,000 Alcotests used in drunk driving convictions thrown out in New Jersey, and challenges to the convictions could follow Nov 14, 2018
Beto didn’t make it to the Senate, but massive turnout turned important Texas courts blue Nov 08, 2018
