Criminal Justice
Dead Informants Highlight the Drug War's Cruel Chain of Betrayal
60 Minutes explains how young, low-level offenders are drafted into the war on drugs.
Anti-Police Brutality Protests in Chicago Demand Resignation of Rahm Emanuel
Emanuel apologized this week for last year's police killing of Laquan McDonald.
Rep. Steve Cohen Calls for Confidential Informant Reform, Citing Story First Covered by Reason TV
Congressman references the tragic case of Andrew Sadek, a college student bullied into becoming a confidential informant.
Bizarre Baby-Selling Story Spawns More Human-Trafficking Hysteria
There's no such thing as a free baby. But human-trafficking hysteria? We've got that in abundance, thanks.
FBI to Better Track Fatal Police Shootings—If the Departments Participate
Extremely inaccurate database to be replaced and revamped
Black Lives Matter Targets Police Union Contracts, Launches CheckthePolice.org
Activists collecting and analyzing police union contracts from around the country.
N.Y. Times Sides with Lazy Federal Prosecutors Not Wanting to Prove Criminal Intent Because 'Corporations!'
Apparently mens rea is just another 'loophole.'
Harvard Profs Criticizing The Hunting Ground Might Have Created a 'Hostile Climate,' Activist Filmmakers Claim
Media is catching on to the junk science that forms the core narrative of the campus rape crisis.
60 Minutes Covers Andrew Sadek's Suspicious Death on Show Airing Tonight
First covered by Reason TV last June, CBS's venerable newsmagazine probes the death of the college student turned confidential informant.
Did California Prop. 47 Cause State Crime Boost?
Crime reformers say no, but law enforcement ready to pin blame
Choose Your Own Mass Shooting Statistics
From Mother Jones to the Mass Shooting Tracker: where activists and reporters get their stats
Video Captures At Least Nine Cops Surround, Shoot at California Knife-Wielding Man At Least Fifteen Times
Police say five of the officers fired their guns.
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Breaking: 14 Dead in San Bernardino Shooting (UPDATED)
Two suspects dead after shootout with police.
