Criminal Justice

Police

Cop Blames Media Coverage for Distrust of Cops

Ed Krayewski | 10.16.2014 3:56 PM

Republican Party

4 Ways Republicans Are Full of Shit

Jason Keisling and J.D. Tuccille | 10.16.2014 2:30 PM

Mass Shootings

Mother Jones Claims the Rate of Mass Shootings Has Tripled Since 2011. Is That True?

A new bottle for some old data

Jesse Walker | 10.16.2014 12:35 PM

Politics

Vanita Gupta: The Civil Rights Division Head Libertarians Could Love?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.16.2014 12:10 PM

Local Government

Mow Your Yard or Go to Jail

Scott Shackford | 10.16.2014 11:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Stop and Frisk

Charles Oliver | 10.16.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Punishment for Hash Brownie Baker Drops From 10 Years in Prison to Seven Years of Probation

Jacob Sullum | 10.15.2014 6:41 PM

Politics

73 Percent of Americans Favor Restoring Voting Rights for Nonviolent Drug Offenders

Lauren Krisai | 10.15.2014 4:50 PM

Policy

Louisiana Will End Billing of Victims for Rape Kits

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.15.2014 4:20 PM

Politics

Poll: Third-Party Voters Side With Democrats on Police and Foreign Policy and with Republicans on Economics

Emily Ekins | 10.15.2014 8:45 AM

World

Hong Kong Cops Caught on Camera Beating Pro-Democracy Protester

The global language of excessive force

Reason Staff | 10.15.2014 8:40 AM

Department of Justice

DOJ to Scale Back Some Thuggery in Plea Bargaining Deals

Scott Shackford | 10.14.2014 5:05 PM

Civil Liberties

Fail To Show Up at Traffic Court? Risk Dying at Orleans Parish Prison

Lauren Krisai | 10.14.2014 4:48 PM

Department of Justice

DOJ to Halt Demand that Guilty Defendants Waive Right to Claim Bad Counsel

"Everyone in this country who faces criminal legal action deserves the opportunity to make decisions with the assistance of effective legal counsel," Eric Holder says.

Reason Staff | 10.14.2014 3:55 PM

Policy

Enhanced Criminal Penalties for Pregnant Women Must End, Groups Urge DOJ

Reproductive-rights and drug-policy groups are calling for an end to the harsher sentencing of pregnant women charged with drug crimes.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.14.2014 3:30 PM

Police Abuse

Take Decision to Prosecute Cops in Fatal Shootings From Local DAs and Give it to the AG, Says Local Mo. Rep

Ed Krayewski | 10.14.2014 3:07 PM

Corruption

Former Charlotte Mayor Gets Prison Sentence for Corruption

44 months for taking bribes

Reason Staff | 10.14.2014 2:00 PM

Policy

Scalia, Thomas, and Ginsburg File Rare Dissent from SCOTUS Refusal to Hear Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Case

Damon Root | 10.14.2014 10:32 AM

Police Abuse

NYPD Cops Tell Comedian to "Shut the Fuck Up" After Interrupting to Arrest Alleged Theater Masturbator

Ed Krayewski | 10.14.2014 10:05 AM

Politics

Poll: 59% of Democrats Say Criminal Justice System Treats White Americans More Fairly Than Minorities, 62% of Republicans Say System Treats All Equally

Emily Ekins | 10.14.2014 8:15 AM

Politics

Poll: 70% of Americans Oppose Racial Profiling by the Police

Emily Ekins | 10.14.2014 7:30 AM

Crime

Solved: The Case of the Corpse's Missing Watch (A Cop Stole It)

Robby Soave | 10.13.2014 5:17 PM