Criminal Justice
Obama Administration Doesn't Want Us to Hold Its Overzealous Prosecutions Against Its Targets
A week to try to help ex-prisoners return to communities follows years of relentlessly putting them away.
No Witnesses Coming Forward in Florida Police Shooting
Witnesses talk to local news reporters but not the sheriff's office
How Conspiracy Laws Let Prosecutors Abuse Their Power
Any meaningful criminal justice reform must include a reexamination of these draconian policies.
Seattle Citizens' Trash Now Safe From Unwarranted Government Snooping
A privacy win over a really silly composting mandate
Tulsa Deputy Who Fatally Shot Eric Harris Found Guilty, Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Robert Bates said he thought he was shooting his Taser, and was convicted of second degree manslaughter.
Influential Ex-Marines Commandant Wants Next President to Make War on Human Trafficking More Like the Drug War
His new organization, Generation Freedom, will "press the next President to make human trafficking a top priority" with a significantly higher budget.
British Police Forces Sued for "Abuse on an Industrial Scale" Over 96 Soccer Fans' Deaths
Two days ago, a jury ruled that police were responsible for the 1989 Hillsborough tragedy.
Why Released Felons Should Be Allowed to Vote
Ban harms those who want to reintegrate back into society.
Baltimore Cops Shoot 13-Year-Old on One Year Anniversary of Freddie Gray Riots
"Police officers don't take days off," the police commissioner said.
House Passes Bill Requiring Search Warrants to Access Your Old Emails
Current federal law treats online communications stored after 180 days as abandoned.
Most Police Forces Still Refuse Transparency When it Comes to Use-of-Force Statistics
Fewer than .31 percent of law enforcement agencies are willing to make their use-of-force data public or share it with the federal government.
Is Male Rape More Common at College Than in Prison? Yes, Suggests the White House.
If statistics are true, young men sentenced to prison should breathe a sigh of relief: "At least I wasn't accepted to Harvard."
Indian Merchant Gets Three Years of 'Rigorous Imprisonment' for Selling E-Cigarettes
In the name of public health, Punjab treats vaped nicotine as an unapproved medicine.
Investigation of Tampa Bike Stop and Ticketing Policies Finds Racial Disparities
The race issue got better once cops had to actually report on their bike stops.
Sow Rape Culture Hyperbole, Reap Transgender Bathroom Paranoia
People are bombarded with misleading statistics about rape, child abductions, and sex trafficking. Should we blame them for being afraid?
Settlements in Tamir Rice, Zachary Hammond Cases Illustrate Elusiveness of Police Accountability
Police departments and cities admit no fault for the killings in such agreements.
Life + 185 Years: Three Stories of Incarceration
Three people convicted of non-violent drug crimes. Their stories are the stuff of nightmares.
Philippines Presidential Frontrunner Says He'd Kill His Drug-Using Child
Admits he probably agrees with people who call him a killer.
NYPD Hassles Small Businesses to Help Facilitate Warrantless Searches
The practice has been called "entrapment" and "a form of legal harassment and coercion."
Oklahoma Deputies Seize Thousands Raised by Burmese Christian Band and Claim It's Drug Proceeds (Update: Case Dropped)
Money donated to help Christian college in Burma, orphanage in Thailand.
How New Hampshire Plans to Spike Its Sex-Trafficking Stats
No evidence of a real sex-trafficking epidemic? No problem! The state has ways of creating sex traffickers...
Why Belgian Justice Officials Are Defending Prison Porn
Prison heads say it's humane and helps prisoners rehabilitate.
Virginia Gov. Restores Voting Rights for All Ex-Felons, Will Continue on Monthly Basis
As well as the ability to run for office, serve on a jury, and act as a notary public.
California GOP Blathers About Freedom, But Mostly Backs 'Secrecy Lobby'
Politicians from the party of Reagan and Lincoln should instinctively know the dangers of giving government officials unaccountable power.
Journalist Matthew Keys Faces Prison Time Over a Law You've Probably Broken
Keys tells Reason the federal prosecutor railroaded him with felony charges in order to justify his own job.
