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Criminal Justice
April 4, 2017
Graham Vyse
Jeff Sessions is going after Obama-era police reforms.
January 19, 2017
Michael Eric Dyson
America’s Blue Wall of Terror
Why black people fear the police, and why white people refuse to believe it.
January 11, 2017
Graham Vyse
Two-thirds of our cops are in denial about police violence against black Americans.
January 4, 2017
Lovia Gyarkye
Republicans think this might be the year for criminal justice reform, maybe.
December 21, 2016
Megan Carpentier
The Growing Movement for Marijuana Amnesty
As legalization spreads, so do calls to ease sentences for those convicted of possessing pot.
October 27, 2016
Dana Goldstein
Should 25-Year-Olds Be Tried as Juveniles?
Science—and law enforcement—are rethinking what it means to be an adult.
October 25, 2016
Graham Vyse
The Racial Divide on Perceived Police Bias Is Widening. Thanks, Trump?
October 14, 2016
Shima Baughman
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Christopher Robertson
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Sunita Sah
For Fairer Courts, Address Prosecutor Bias
October 7, 2016
Anakwa Dwamena
The two worst things about Donald Trump are that he can never admit he’s wrong and that he’s racist.
September 23, 2016
Jeet Heer
The most heartbreaking revelation in Rakeyia Scott’s video is that she suspected police would shoot her husband.
September 23, 2016
Brian Beutler
Trump’s White Supremacy Platform Comes into Focus
He promises the enrichment and safeguarding of white people at the expense of the principle of equal protection.
September 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Tulsa officer who fatally shot Terence Crutcher has been charged with manslaughter.
August 18, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Private prisons really are a bad idea.
August 2, 2016
Steven Cohen
Bill Bratton’s gone. What’s next for police reform activists?
June 30, 2016
Podcast
Mikaela Lefrak
Adnan totally did it.
June 28, 2016
Tony N. Brown
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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
Podcast
Mikaela Lefrak
Serial
’s Adnan Syed is back in court today to fight for a new trial.
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