Criminal Justice

Politics

Federal Prosecutors Break Rules, Wreck Lives, and Get Promoted

Washington's overlords protect their own.

John Stossel | 10.22.2014 12:00 PM

NYPD

Man Gets Stabbed on Subway. Guess How Helpful the Cops Were.

Robby Soave | 10.22.2014 11:06 AM

Policy

How Asset Forfeiture Allows Cops to Steal from Citizens

A Virginia lawmaker takes on policing for profit.

A. Barton Hinkle | 10.22.2014 10:30 AM

Police

Brickbat: Police Story

Charles Oliver | 10.22.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

What John Grisham Got Right About Child Pornography

Jacob Sullum | 10.21.2014 2:32 PM

Civil Liberties

Video: Cop Shoots 'Aggressive' 6-Month-Old Puppy, Gets Paid Leave

Zenon Evans | 10.21.2014 1:20 PM

Government employees

Penn. Supreme Court Justice Suspended With Pay For Sending Employees Pornographic E-Mails

Ed Krayewski | 10.21.2014 1:14 PM

Politics

Poll: 77% of Americans Favor Eliminating Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences For Nonviolent Offenders; 73% Favor Restoring Voting Rights

Emily Ekins | 10.21.2014 8:45 AM

Politics

Poll: 77% of Americans Favor Eliminating Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences For Nonviolent Offenders; 73% Favor Restoring Voting Rights

Emily Ekins | 10.21.2014 8:45 AM

Militarization of Police

Stuff White People Riot About

Scott Shackford | 10.20.2014 5:20 PM

Civil Liberties

Asking If 'Big Gov't Sucks' Got This Girl in Trouble with Cops, Kicked Off Campus

Robby Soave | 10.20.2014 4:50 PM

Police Abuse

Federal Judge Throws Out Police Lawsuit So Ridiculous Even Union Wouldn't Sign On

Ed Krayewski | 10.20.2014 2:40 PM

Culture

Killer Claims Two-Decade Spree

Seven known dead.

Reason Staff | 10.20.2014 2:37 PM

Civil Liberties

Man Busts Cop for Patrolling in Unmarked Car (You'll Never Believe What Happens Next…)

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.20.2014 2:30 PM

Policy

SCOTUS Will Review City Law Authorizing Warrantless Police Inspection of Hotel Guest Registries

Damon Root | 10.20.2014 1:50 PM

Police Abuse

Shootout or Police Shooting? Kentucky TV Station Asks

Ed Krayewski | 10.20.2014 10:15 AM

Policy

Are People Really Trying to Drug Kids With Marijuana-Laced Halloween Candy?

While media outlets and law enforcement officials warn that pot-infused edibles could end up in kids' treat bags, evidence suggests there's no reason to worry.

Jacob Sullum | 10.20.2014 8:30 AM

War on Drugs

VID: Officers Spend Year Busting Ginseng Diggers

Ted Balaker | 10.18.2014 7:00 PM

Police

Actress Misty Upham's Dad Says She Died Trying to Flee Police

Death not a suicide, dad says

Reason Staff | 10.18.2014 11:00 AM

Puppycide

Police Body-Cam Captures Puppycide

Scott Shackford | 10.17.2014 6:10 PM

Civil Liberties

Rise of the Carceral Left, John Grisham Child Porn Edition

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.17.2014 4:20 PM

Ebola

Ebola-Related Fears Lead to Ebola-Related Scams

Beware the pretend charity campaigns

Reason Staff | 10.17.2014 3:30 PM

Politics

Cop Militarization in NY: Every MRAP, Cargo Plane, and $800 Coffee Pot

Zenon Evans | 10.17.2014 12:30 PM

Crime

Life Sentence for Man Who Shot and Killed Teenager After Argument Over Loud Music

Michael Dunn sentence to life for the death of Jordan Davis

Reason Staff | 10.17.2014 12:26 PM

Politics

California Cops Become Mind Readers, Seize Your Guns

The new law is less about the firearms and more about trying to identify people who might be too dangerous to own them.

Steven Greenhut | 10.17.2014 12:00 PM

Police Abuse

[VIDEO] WV Officers Proudly Spend Year Busting Ginseng Diggers (Don't Cops Have Better Things to Do?!)

Ted Balaker | 10.17.2014 10:43 AM

Policy

New York Spent a Record $1.1 Billion on Jail Last Year, and Got Even More Violence

Peter Suderman | 10.17.2014 7:14 AM

Police Abuse

Cop in Milwaukee Fired After Shooting Unarmed Mentally Ill Man 14 Times; Could Get Job Back

Ed Krayewski | 10.16.2014 6:39 PM

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

Policy

NYPD Commissioner Bratton: Broken Windows "Is the Linchpin of Effective Policing"

District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr.: We must stop arresting citizens for minor infractions.

Jim Epstein | 10.16.2014 1:53 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

Policy

The Mythical Menace of Marijuana-Infused Halloween Candy

Jacob Sullum | 10.16.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Stop and Frisk

Charles Oliver | 10.16.2014 6:00 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