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Criminal Justice
June 30, 2016
PodcastMikaela Lefrak
Adnan totally did it.
June 28, 2016
Tony N. Brown, Evelyn Patterson
Wounds From Incarceration that Never Heal
Mass incarceration is a moral and policy failure.
April 22, 2016
Adam Peck
Virginia is about to become the next battleground for felon voter rights.
March 15, 2016
Stephen Lurie
Hillary Clinton Is Not a Criminal Justice Reformer
Her stance on capital punishment is incomprehensible—and that doesn't bode well for the rest of her carceral policies.
February 25, 2016
Adam Peck
Hillary Clinton regrets using the term “superpredator” in a speech 20 years ago.
February 3, 2016
PodcastMikaela Lefrak
Serial’s Adnan Syed is back in court today to fight for a new trial.
January 29, 2016
Jamil Smith
There was a question about body cameras. Only Rand Paul got to answer.
January 26, 2016
Jamil Smith
President Obama ends federal solitary confinement for juveniles.
January 20, 2016
Steven Cohen
Find out what your local government does—and, more importantly, doesn’t do—to limit the use of force by police.
January 18, 2016
Steven Cohen
The Democrats finally got around to mentioning “structural racism” Sunday, but they still didn’t debate it.
December 30, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
The “affluenza” teen’s mom is facing more jail time than he is.
December 17, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
A Washington cop reportedly bullied a rape victim by threatening to eliminate her subsidized housing.
December 10, 2015
Caren Morrison
How the Justice System Fails Us After Police Shootings
"... 1,058 people have been killed by police this year to date alone, and most of the time, no legal charges follow."
November 16, 2015
Steven Cohen
The Democrats Have Learned to Say, 'Black Lives Matter.' Now What?
Why Democrats can't get complacent about police brutality.
October 30, 2015
Jamil Smith
Hillary Clinton's Racial Justice Platform Is Finally Taking Shape
Amidst protests, the Democratic frontrunner announced three new platform initiatives Friday
October 30, 2015
Spencer Amdur
The Supreme Court Takes On the All-White Jury
The high court on Monday will confront a sordid history of juror suppression
October 19, 2015
Spencer Woodman
Chris Hansen Is Back to Catching Predators
Only this time there's no NBC, just a star and his crowd-funded crew of online vigilantes
August 19, 2015
Jamil Smith
What Black Lives Matter Made Clear to Hillary Clinton
Public policy can't be the only—or even primary—weapon against structural racism
August 6, 2015
Suzy Khimm
"In the End ... No One Really Cared"
The failure of criminal justice reform in Missouri
July 31, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Campus Police Are Armed and Empowered
Why would a University of Cincinnati officer pull over a non-student motorist for a minor infraction?

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