The Illogic of Indiscriminate Incarceration
A new report concludes that two-fifths of Americans in prison don't belong there.
Criminal Justice
'The Review Board' Bust: 12 More Men Face Felony Charges for Posting to Seattle Web Forum
The area has previously prosecuted more than a dozen men in 2016 for online speech related to prostitution.
Video Evidence Leads to $600,000 Settlement in NYPD Excessive Force Lawsuit
Taxpayers will foot the bill for the vicious beating of 19-year-old Jateik Reed, which started with an illegal stop-and-frisk.
Maryland Police Association Director Resigns Over Prostitution Charges
And he's not the only criminal justice official in the news for sex offenses this week...
Bakersfield Cops Shoot 73-Year-Old Man After Responding to Report of Someone Brandishing a Gun
No gun was found anywhere on the block or in the family's home or cars
Chicago Cop Involved in Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Man Could've Been Fired Years Ago
Police acknowledge he could've been fired before either of his fatal shootings of unarmed people.
Reno School Cop Shoots Teen Victim of Bullying in the Chest—District Praises Cop for 'Protecting Children'
Teen's attorney speaks out while school district praises cop for shooting.
Backpage Leaders Beat Pimping Charges as Court Affirms Importance of Immunity for Web Publishers of Third-Party Speech
"Congress has spoken on this matter and it is for Congress, not this Court, to revisit."
Ohio Legislature Passes Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
Over opposition from law enforcement, Ohio lawmakers passed a bill barring civil asset forfeiture in cases under $15,000.
Trump SCOTUS Contender Diane Sykes on the 1st Amendment Right to Record the Police
A review of Judge Sykes's majority opinion in ACLU of Illinois v. Alvarez.
Sherri Papini Sex-Trafficking Evidence Almost as Flimsy as PizzaGate Proof
While the particulars of Pizzagate are especially outlandish, it's not a narrative that sprung up in an alt-right vacuum. Just look at the coverage of Sherri Papini's case.
Bail-Bonds Industry Under Microscope in California
Legislature wants to reduce number of people held in pretrial detention.
Border Patrol and IRS Sued for Stonewalling FOIA Requests on Asset Forfeiture
IRS charges nonprofit $750K to see FOIA records on asset forfeiture.
St. Paul City Council Removes Police From Police-Civilian Review Commission
Authority to discipline cops still rests with police chief.
Philippines President Says He Won't Let Cops Charged With Jail Raid Killing of Mayor Go to Prison
National Bureau of Investigation suggests "rub out" could've been part of a wider conspiracy.
This Republican Florida Prosecutor Wants to Start the State's First Conviction Integrity Unit
Melissa Nelson ousted notorious Florida prosecutor Angela Corey. Now she wants to turn her office around.
Philippine President Says Trump Supports His Murderous Antidrug Campaign
The president-elect "understood the way we are handling it," says Rodrigo Duterte.
Facial Recognition? There's an App for That, and U.S. Law Enforcement Has Been Helping Private Companies Use It
Soon shopping malls and theaters can run surveillance images through an app to access state, federal, and international law enforcement watch-lists.
Ohio Legislature Set to Pass Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform This Week
Despite objections from law enforcement, Ohio lawmakers are poised to make the Buckeye State the latest to reign in asset forfeiture.
Iowa Will Pay Poker Players Robbed by Forfeiture-Hungry State Cops
The state is also disbanding the interdiction team responsible for the traffic stop.
California Legislators Look to Reform Bail System to Stop Punishing the Poor
Effort to stop using money to determine who can go free.
Two Federal Courts Call BS on Banning Sex Offenders From 'Child Safety Zones'
Rulings deem Indiana and North Carolina laws unconstitutionally vague and unjustifiably wide.
Snoop Dogg Says Colin Kaepernick 'Hypocritical' for Praising Castro
Says he should choose to focus on being a football player or a "revolutionary."
4 Incredibly Dumb Ways the Government Is Spending Your Money to Punish People for Having Sex
And making a mess of civil liberties and people's lives in the process
Police Reform Spotlight Shines on the Local Level
Some argue the election will send reform back to where it really belongs: the local level.
Broad Expansion of FBI's Hacking Authority Begins Today
One warrant and one judge can lead to untold numbers of system intrusions.
Reason's Secret Recipe for Nutrient-Rich Coverage of the Trump Era
Combine investigative reporting, interviews & exposes, a brand-new daily podcast, and award-winning videos that get copied by other outfits...
The U.S. Put at Least 67,000 People in Solitary Confinement Last Year
About 3,000 of those were in solitary for six years or longer.
50 Days in Jail for Waiting on a Ride
"You got people who just want to ride around and randomly take people to jail for nothing."
Victim of Airport Seizure Gets His $11,000 Back With Interest
Charles Clarke was robbed by cops who said his suitcase smelled like marijuana.
Proposed 'Anti-Semitism Awareness Act' is an Unconstitutional Mess
Bipartisan Senate bill would make "judging Israel by a double standard" a hate crime.
Conservative Criminal Justice Groups Hope They Can Sway a Skeptical Trump Administration
"The very worst thing reform advocates can do is take their ball and go home."
Detroit Cops Arrested Teens for Warning Relative About Prostitution Sting, Made Them Walk Out of City, Lawsuit Claims
The cops are accused of driving the boys around the city at high speeds and dropping them off on a random corner and ordering them to walk home.
National Police Union is Not Happy With Donald Trump's Proposed Crackdown on Sanctuary Cities
The union may have loved Trump's law-and-order rhetoric, but they don't want to lose funding over cities' refusal to comply with immigration crackdown.
Texas Deputies Tase Wheelchair-Bound Woman Who Had Been Recording Them
Sheketha Holman was tased while in her wheelchair after video recording officers arresting her daughter. She claims she was tased again while handcuffed.
Donate to Reason Because We 'Are Detrimental to the Safe, Secure, and Orderly Operation' of Prisons
And also because we "promote drug paraphernalia"
Activists to Obama: Speed Up the Clemencies, Please!
Fears that a Trump administration will not be as merciful.
The United Kingdom Authorizes Broad Mass Surveillance on Its Citizens
A level of snooping every autocrat in the world will admire.
Alabama Bans Publishing of Prostitution Mugshots, Allows Cops to Hold Suspected Sex Workers for 72 Hours
Constitutional violations abound in Alabama "Human Trafficking Safe Harbor Act."
How Much Credit Should Obama Get for Shrinking the Federal Prison Population?
Bipartisan sentencing reforms and falling crime rates have played a much bigger role than commutations or DOJ policy.
Brutal Police Actions, Tactics Reported from Dakota Pipeline Protest
Sophia Wilansky had her arm seriously damaged by what protesters say was police-tossed concussion grenade; police deny using any such weapon. Water has been sprayed on protesters in freezing temperature.
Happy Broadway-Boycott Thanksgiving From The Fifth Column!
Three-headed podcast takes on New York bubble-politics, the objectionable Jeff Sessions, Kanye's breakdown, and more
Obama Administration Breaks 1,000 Commutations Threshold
Another 79 granted mercy over federal drug war sentences.
