Criminal Justice

Sentencing

California Voters Approve Sentencing Reform

Nonviolent felonies downgraded to misdemeanors

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 12:30 AM

Policy

Californians Approve Another Important Sentencing Reform

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 12:29 AM

Policy

America's Rising Crime Problem: Feeding the Homeless; 90-Year-Old Criminal Arrested for It

Brian Doherty | 11.4.2014 6:06 PM

Police

Prosecutor Says Cops Justified in Killing Utah Man Holding a Sword

Police claim he lunged at them, but they shot him as he was running away.

Reason Staff | 11.4.2014 4:25 PM

Culture

'Go Ahead and Call the Cops. They Can't Unrape You,' Say Cops

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.3.2014 10:36 AM

Civil Liberties

Audio Recordings Reveal That Ferguson Flight Ban Was to Keep Media Out

Peter Suderman | 11.3.2014 9:10 AM

Policy

Border Patrol Misconduct Becomes a National Problem

Criminals with badges and federal paychecks

Reason Staff | 11.2.2014 6:31 PM

Police

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 11.1.2014 7:00 AM

Police Abuse

Albuquerque, DOJ Agree to Police Reform Deal: Independent Monitor, More Training, New Procedures for Investigating Police Shootings

Ed Krayewski | 10.31.2014 5:12 PM

Policy

Criminal Case Reopens the Issue of Marijuana's Legal Status

Jacob Sullum | 10.31.2014 4:41 PM

Police Abuse

DOJ, Albuquerque Agree to Police Reforms

Department rocked with all sorts of misconduct scandals and lots of shootings.

Reason Staff | 10.31.2014 4:10 PM

Civil Liberties

Happy Ending in One Part of the Austin Case of Antonio Buehler, Arrested for Filming Police

Brian Doherty | 10.31.2014 3:41 PM

Civil Liberties

Unsafe at Any Border: U.S. Border Patrol Corrupt, Violent, Flush with Funding—And Unaccountable

Lucian McMahon | 10.31.2014 2:27 PM

Cybersecurity

Pirate Bay Co-Founder Sentenced to Prison in Denmark

Gottfrid Warg gets 42 months in jail.

Reason Staff | 10.31.2014 2:10 PM

Prisons

$2.25 Million for Family of Man Cooked to Death at Rikers Prison

Was left in scorching hot cell in mental health unit, prompting public outrage

Reason Staff | 10.31.2014 1:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Cops Kill Family Dog In Front of 12-Year-Old Girl During Warrantless Backyard Search, Federal Court Orders Jury Trial

Damon Root | 10.31.2014 11:51 AM

Policy

Hells Angels vs. DEA Agents and SWAT Team With Explosives

Zenon Evans | 10.31.2014 11:40 AM

Police

Minneapolis to Adopt Cop Cams: Video of Baltimore Cop Assault on Citizen Shows Why This Is A Great Idea

Ronald Bailey | 10.31.2014 11:32 AM

Crime

Penn. Man Who Allegedly Ambushed State Troopers Finally Captured

Had been on the run for 48 days

Reason Staff | 10.30.2014 7:35 PM

Police Abuse

So Many Problems at the Baltimore Police Department

Ed Krayewski | 10.30.2014 1:35 PM

IRS

Here's Yet Another Reason to Abolish the Income Tax and IRS: Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuse

The IRS's latest abuse is seizing the bank accounts of people the agency deems suspicious.

Sheldon Richman | 10.30.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

2014's Willie Hortons: Hysterical "Soft on Crime" Campaign Ads Make a Comeback

Lauren Krisai | 10.29.2014 2:44 PM

Policy

These Police Tactics Are Threatening Your Civil Liberties

From militarization to asset forfeiture, cops across the country are dodging the Constitution

A. Barton Hinkle | 10.29.2014 10:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Video: 8 Cops Fire 45 Shots at 1 Mentally Ill Homeless Man

Zenon Evans | 10.29.2014 8:30 AM

Police Abuse

Teen's Death Ruled by Natural Causes, Was Tased Five Times at Hospital

Ed Krayewski | 10.28.2014 5:57 PM

Militarization of Police

Texas Prosecutor Responds to Reason's "Purple Zone Raid" Article/Video

Anthony Fisher | 10.28.2014 1:50 PM

Politics

"A Blatant Lie": Texas Prosecutor Rod Ponton Responds to Reason

Anthony Fisher | 10.28.2014 1:45 PM