Obama Administration Approaches 1,000 Commutations
Today, 72 federal drug war prisoners get sentences reduced.
Criminal Justice
Pot, Death, and Minimum Wage: 6 Things to Pay Attention to This Election
There's more to this election than Trump and Clinton.
Montana Supreme Court Affirms Right to Jury Trial in Civil Forfeiture Cases
The ruling strengthens civil asset forfeiture reform laws passed last year by the legislature.
ACLU Suit Aims to Stop Debtors' Prison in Texas Town
Group says Santa Fe tosses misdemeanor violators in jail if they can't pay-and starves them, too.
Chicago Police Torture Archive To Go Online In Early 2017
Transparency of decades of Chicago PD abuse is almost here.
Imprisoned on Drug Charges, Michigan Man Claims He Was Forced Into Sex by Prison Counselor Who Wanted to Get Pregnant
Steven Moerman claims the counselor used him as "a virtual sex slave, demanding sexual gratification at her whim."
Chicago Cop Arrested for Sex Trafficking and Child Porn, Accused of Paying Teens—Including Braces-Wearing 14-Year-Old—for Sex
A 26-year veteran of the department, William Whitley's record reveals 28 complaints against him, going back to 1991.
Victims Were Kids for One-Third of U.S. Police Officers Who Lost Badges for Sexual Misconduct
Officers frequently "use the power of their badge to prey on the vulnerable," finds AP analysis.
San Diego Police Seize Family's Bank Accounts Because the Dad Ran a Medical Marijuana Business
James Slatic and his family are fighting to get back $100K that was seized nine months ago by the San Diego D.A. They haven't been charged with a crime.
Has President Obama Been Good or Bad for Criminal Justice Reform?
Washington Post columnist Radley Balko talks progress on criminal justice reform, the state of crime in America, and ways to reform policing.
New Orleans 0 for 2 in Applying 'Blue Lives Matter' Hate Crime Law
Police unsurprisingly want to punish speech against them.
Did an Anti-Cyberbullying Law Allow Montreal Police To Spy On a Journalist?
Police tracked a journalist's phone to investigate his sources, and an anti-cyberbullying law may have given them legal cover to do it.
The Mexican Town That Kicked Out the Cartels—and Told the Police and Political Parties to Get Lost Too
Five years of autonomy in Cheran
When Is Daddy Coming Home?
How a peaceful pot grower got 15 years as a "career offender"
140+ Arrested, 300+ Officers Reportedly Involved in Crack Down on Dakota Pipeline Protest Camp
Protesters set up multiple roadblock; police from at least six states are in the county.
Arizona Prosecutor Returns Car to Elderly Couple Suing State Over Asset Forfeiture Laws
An Arizona county attorney's office will return Terry and Maria Platt's car, admitting they were innocent, but the Platt's lawsuit isn't over.
Eric Garner's Daughter Blasts Clinton Campaign for Trying to Tie Police Violence to Gun Violence
Politicians would rather hew to their preferred talking points than engaging issues.
Obama Commutes Sentences of 98 Drug Offenders, Including 42 Lifers
He could still surpass Nixon in percentage of petitions granted.
