Georgia Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Require Conviction for Asset Forfeiture
Georgia passed some asset forfeiture reforms in 2015. Can it join 14 other states that require a conviction before police can keep people's stuff?
Criminal Justice
The FBI Is No Friend of Liberty and Justice
The FBI's handling of the Michael Flynn case is disturbing.
Pressure Builds on Bureau of Prisons to Release Elderly and Sick Inmates
Religious institutions and conservative groups join criminal justice reformers in calling on BOP to reform compassionate release.
Final Vision Fails to Shed New Light on a Famous Family Murder Case
Joe McGinniss provides (posthumously) one last look at the Jeffrey MacDonald case.
Tampa Bathhouses Become Latest Target of Sex-Trafficking Panic
The city council is considering a mammoth package of new rules that threaten Tampa bathhouses and those who visit them.
L.A. Times Obtains Secret List of Bad Cops
The police union didn't even want prosecutors to have the list.
Arizona Cop Acquitted for Killing Man Crawling Down Hotel Hallway While Begging for His Life
Body camera footage released after jury reaches verdict.
Cops Out HIV-Positive Woman to Neighbors and Media
"Around the corner, there's a family neighborhood that's decorated for Christmas," a local television station reports while airing her photo.
Court to Cops: Forcing a Teenager to Masturbate in Front of You Is Not Reasonable
A detective who was later charged with molesting children performed the humiliating search while investigating consensual sexting.
Licensing Board Admits It Can't Silence Red Light Camera Critic
The Oregon engineering board fined Mats Järlström for exercising his First Amendment rights. Now, finally, it admits it's not allowed to do that.
Cops Brag That They Bullied a Woman Out of Town After a Neighbor Said She Sells Sex
An investigation would've taken months, so Larksville Police decided to skip that part.
Disciplinary Records Reveal Out-of-Control Employees at County Jail
Transparency is an important prerequisite for reform, but it's not enough on its own.
Yale Held Transcript of Former Basketball Star in Title IX Lawsuit Hostage
Former student alleges the school screwed up its investigation.
The Harder It Is to Believe Roy Moore, the Cozier He Gets With the GOP
Trump's endorsement and the RNC's renewed support coincide with a crescendo of self-contradiction.
Musician Wins Return of $91,800 He Supposedly Gave Wyoming Cops
The quick resolution of Phil Parhamovich's case shows once again that standing up to money-grabbing bullies can pay off.
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From Radley Balko's nut-punches to C.J. Ciaramella's law-changing exposes on Chicago, Reason has been pushing criminal justice reform for nearly a half-century
Roy Moore Sees Restoration of Voting Rights of Felons as a Plot Against Him
A law signed by Alabama's Republican governor allows many ex-cons to return to the ballot box.
Not Content Punishing its Own Students, RPI Goes After a Visitor
School fails to make Obama-era Title IX rules stick to the former boyfriend of a student.
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Cops Steal $91,800 From a Musician, Claiming He Gave It to Them
Wyoming's roadside waivers are a thin disguise for highway robbery.
The U.S. Government Wants to Seize 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli's Wu-Tang Clan Album
And it might be coming to a U.S. Marshals auction listing near you.
