The Baltimore Police: More Equal Than Others
The special rights that police have written for themselves embolden abusers.
Criminal Justice
New Theory: Freddie Gray's Head Hit Bolt in Van. Doesn't Matter, Police Issues the Same.
No matter what happened to Freddie Gray government can't afford to afford police the privileges it does.
Nationwide Drop in Crime Offers Hope of Cost Cuts
Continued puzzling drop could yield a domestic 'peace dividend'
Texas Legislators Vote to Ban Roadside Sexual Assaults by Police
A bill passed by the state House requires warrants for body cavity searches of motorists.
Freddie Gray's Neck Reportedly Broke in Van, Officer Who Drove Van Still Hasn't Given Statement to Authorities
Anonymous sources talk after police send their investigative findings to prosecutors.
Bill O'Reilly: Zero Tolerance for Police Brutality
Could new-found attention to police violence be causing an actual political shift?
Baltimore Protesters Get out of Jail Free After Police Miss Deadline for Filing Charges
More than 100 released after public defender's office files habeas corpus petitions.
Former CBC Chair Who Voted For 1994 Crime Bill Tries to Cover Up His Role
Kweisi Mfume had boasted the CBC put its 'stamp' on the bill, the largest crime bill in U.S. history, which provided new cops and prisons.
Riots in Baltimore: What Is Seen and Unseen
The city has been on a slow burn for years.
Peaceful Protesters Cause 'Rolling' Road Closures Through D.C.
The group was short on specific grievances, longer on general frustration with the status quo.
Rand Paul Welcomes Hillary Clinton to the Fight for Criminal Justice Reform
The Republican presidential candidate notes the need to "undo some of the harm inflicted by the Clinton administration."
Drive-By 'Arrest' of Baltimore Protester Joseph Kent Caught Live on CNN
Arresting someone in America should never look like this.
David Simon on How Civil Rights Were Destroyed in Baltimore And Why He Might Vote For One of the Men Responsible Anyway
Behold how intractable tribalism can make a problem
So Why Exactly Does Baltimore Own a Money-Losing Hilton?
Current and former politicians prefer cutting real estate deals to doing the less sexy work of basic civic governance
Hillary Clinton Calls for 'Real Reforms' to 'End the Era of Mass Incarceration' but Does Not Specify Any
"I don't know all the answers," the presumptive Democratic nominee confesses.
The Ultimate Baltimore/Baseball Symbolism: Millionaires to Play in Empty, Taxpayer Financed Stadium
Camden Yards, long a symbol of downtown-development delusion, stretches a metaphor to the breaking point
Chicago Police Superintendent: Criminally Charging Cops for Fatal Shootings is a 'Safety Hazard'
Chicago cop found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter because judge said off-duty shooting was reckless and he should've faced a murder charge.
Penn. Anti-Speech Law Designed to Censor Mumia Abu Jamal (and Others) Ruled Unconstitutional
No, the state cannot forbid those convicted of crimes from saying things that could 'retraumatize' their victims.
On Criminal Justice Reform, Ted Cruz Is Smarter Than Hillary Clinton
Aren't Democrats supposed to be more enlightened on this issue?
Immigration Officer Shoots 19-Year-Old While Serving Warrant in Detroit
Too many law enforcement agencies.
Barack Obama on Baltimore: We Need 'Political Mobilization' to Solve Problems
Job training, school reform, anything but limiting police powers and privileges.
Martin O'Malley's Lousy Record on Overpolicing
The potential presidential candidate isn't very good on civil liberties.
Freddie Gray's Arrest Record Explains Why He Ran, Not Why He's Dead
Cops still haven't explained how he died in their custody, but insist they did nothing criminal.
Resistance Isn't Always Rational
We needn't endorse the means of desperate people to acknowledge their ends are worth fighting for.
State of Emergency in Baltimore, Governor Calls Out National Guard
"To address the growing violence and unrest in Baltimore City"
Rioting Is a Threat to Public Safety. Police Unions Are a Worse One.
How much does a lack of police accountability and transparency contribute to the anger that helps turn protests violent?
End the Violence in Baltimore: Rioting and Looting Never Justified
Violence gives cops the justification they need
No, 'Outside Agitators' Were Not Responsible for Saturday's Violence in Baltimore
Contrary to the authorities' claims
How the FBI Helped Prosecutors Railroad Criminal Defendants
FBI forensic examiners provided flawed testimony in hundreds of cases.
