Criminal Justice
Joe Biden is So Much of What's Wrong With the Democratic Party
Luckily for Democrats intent on more of the same, the remaining presidential candidates are too.
Michigan Police Will Find It a Little Bit Harder to Seize and Keep People's Stuff
Governor approves modest reforms to asset forfeiture laws.
Cops and Prosecutors Want Fewer People in Prison
A new law enforcement group favors abolishing mandatory minimums, changing felonies to misdemeanors, and winnowing down petty offenses.
Don't Let Headlines Mislead You: Murders, Assaults of Police Officers Actually Below Average
There is no evidence that police are being targeted more than they've been in the past.
Irwin Schiff, R.I.P.
Man who argued there is no legal obligation to pay income tax dies of cancer shackled to prison hospital bed at age 87.
Cop Pulls Teen Over for Flashing High Beams, Tases Him, Eventually Shoots and Kills Him
Family is suing, saying everything the cop did from the moment he decided to stop their son was illegal.
Bernie and Hillary's Marijuana Misconceptions
Both candidates seem to think our prisons are filled with pot smokers.
The People We Trust to 'Save' Women From Prostitution Keep Paying Them for Sex—and Worse
How can cops be trusted to enforce prostitution laws fairly when they can't keep their dicks in their pants?
High-Profile Police Killings Left Out of FBI Stats
Eric Garner's death (nor any from New York) not among homicide stats.
Sanders and Clinton Offer Cannabis Clarity and Confusion
Both candidates exaggerate marijuana's role in mass incarceration.
Watch Matt Welch Talk Criminal Justice Reform in the 6 pm Hour on FBN's Making Money with Charles Payne
Should ex-felons be allowed to vote? Should mandatory minimums be rolled back?
Missouri Law Puts a Cap on Municipal Piracy
The home of a speed trap and a jail-for-hire tries to adjust.
Poll Finds Strong Public Support for Federal Sentencing Reform
Large majorities of Democrats and Republicans would abolish mandatory minimums for nonviolent offenses.
Hundreds Arrested in FBI-Sponsored Prostitution Sting
Operation Cross Country is billed as a way to rescue sex-trafficked children but it's essentially a federally funded vice sting.
The Feds Shouldn't Prosecute Dylann Roof
Redundant charges against the Charleston shooter highlight the unconstitutional absurdity of the federal hate crime statute.
Clinton and Sanders Pay Lip Service to Criminal Justice Reform, but Offer No Concrete Solutions
Clinton and Sanders had opportunities to offer concrete solutions to criminal justice issues during last night's Democratic debate, but failed to deliver.
Police Body Cameras Reduce Violence, Says Yet Another Study
Watched cops are polite cops, and citizens too.
Sanders Suddenly Becomes Pot-Friendliest Major-Party Candidate
Clinton is still noncommittal on marijuana legalization, even though she mistakenly thinks most low-level, nonviolent offenders in prison are there for smoking pot.
Palm Beach Sheriff's Office Loses Cellphone, Laptop of Cop Who Shot and Killed Seth Adams
Judge could award case to family as punitive sanction.
6 Misconceptions Underlying Opposition to Sentencing Reform
Is reducing prison terms reckless in light of drug and crime trends?
Councilman Tasered in Texas over Crime of—Actually There Wasn't Even a Crime.
Occurred in same town where Sandra Bland was arrested for no good reason.
We Live in a World Where Experts Say the Shooting of Tamir Rice Was 'Reasonable'
The cop's life is the only one that matters, even if the threat is nonexistent.
Modest Police Forfeiture Reform in Michigan Makes It to Governor's Desk
Increases burden of proof, requires more transparency
A Major Step Toward Less Unjust Sentences
Bipartisan bills could help free Weldon Angelos and thousands of other drug offenders.
House Sentencing Reform Bill, Like the Senate Version, Makes Some Penalties Harsher
The sentence reductions in both bills are nevertheless a major improvement.
New Bipartisan Legislation Would Make Federal Sentences Less Mindlessly Punitive
Bills backed by the chairmen of the House and Senate judiciary committees could help free thousands of drug offenders.
Morals Group Plans Worldwide Protest Against Human Rights
Amnesty International offices around the world to be targeted this month in protest of AI's support for decriminalizing sex work.
American Justice: Five Years Prison for Changing a Headline
Apparently messing (even briefly) with a newspaper website is a federal matter.
Feds Announce Their Biggest Prisoner Release Ever
Beginning at the end of the month, some 6,000 drug offenders will get out earlier than originally expected.
Why Was There a 12-Year Gap in the Gun Debate?
What happened to gun control from 2000 to 2012? Funny you should ask...
(UPDATE: Narcotics Unit Captain Resigns) Mississippi Cops Use Threats of Violence and Prison to Recruit College Kids as Informants
First-time drug offenders are coerced into becoming informants on the campus of Ole Miss.
3 Medical Marijuana Growers in Washington Get Federal Prison Terms
The remaining defendants in the Kettle Falls Five case receive sentences ranging from 12 to 33 months.
Sex Trafficking and Prostitution Are Not the Same Thing
But grant hungry activists and vice squads want you to think they are.
Waco Biker Massacre: GQ Writer Paints a Picture of Likely Police Misconduct
With the police still withholding evidence, their behavior during and after the "biker massacre" and mass arrests still very suspicious.
The War on Sex Trafficking is the New War on Drugs
Anti-trafficking efforts includes everything from offering or soliciting paid sex, to living with a sex worker, to running a classified advertising website.
NYPD To Document Nearly All Instances of Force
Commissioner Bratton says new database could become "national template" for police transparency.
FAMM Calls Grassley-Backed Bill the 'Most Significant Sentencing Reform Legislation in a Generation'
The bill could let thousands of current prisoners get out sooner than expected and reduce future injustices.
