Criminal Justice Archives - Page 335 of 383

Travis Jones Spent Three Months in a St. Louis Jail Due to Mistaken Identity; the Real Culprit Was Behind Bars the Whole Time

Mike Riggs | 7.10.2012 1:08 PM

Obama Scaled Back the War on Drugs, and I Missed It

Jacob Sullum | 7.6.2012 2:05 AM

Police Stand on Volunteer's Neck, Destroy Surveillance Cameras During Dispensary Raid

Melanie Kruvelis | 7.5.2012 2:55 PM

Watch: New York Man Gets Tasered, Jumped on, Beaten by Pennsylvania State Troopers

Scott Shackford | 7.5.2012 12:36 PM

Has the "Violent Political Rhetoric" Panic Come to an End?

Jesse Walker | 7.5.2012 11:14 AM

Is an Unknown Drug or an Unverifiable Mental Disorder a Better Explanation for Face Eating Than a Voodoo Curse?

Jacob Sullum | 7.5.2012 3:14 AM

Why the Acquittal of Roger Clemens Should Mean the End of Washington's Steroid Witch Hunt

Sorry, Ty Cobb, but it's time for you to stop making players and fans miserable.

Rob Bibelhauser | 7.4.2012 9:00 AM

Florida Cop Told Teenager: "I am the law…I can fuck you up and no one will say anything about it"

Melanie Kruvelis | 7.3.2012 12:57 PM

Florida Judge Orders Release of Elderly Man Serving 20 Years for Firing Two Warning Shots

Mike Riggs | 7.3.2012 12:40 PM

NYPD Flyer Warns Cops About 'Professional Agitators' Armed With Cameras

Jacob Sullum | 7.3.2012 10:20 AM

If Julian Assange Should Be Prosecuted for Espionage, Why Not The New York Times?

Jacob Sullum | 7.3.2012 4:06 AM

5 Most Unlibertarian Supreme Court Rulings Still Standing

Individual mandate doesn't even make the list!

Damon Root, Mike Riggs, Peter Suderman, and Tim Cavanaugh | 6.29.2012 5:10 PM

Police Raid Wrong House, Steal 18-Year-Old Girl's Computer Thanks to Unsecured WiFi Connection

Calvin Thompson | 6.29.2012 12:05 PM

The Bath Salt Panic Wall of Shame

Jacob Sullum | 6.28.2012 4:43 AM

Prison Rape Prevention: How Much Should It Cost?

Scott Shackford | 6.27.2012 6:47 PM

How Facebook Helped a Small Town Fight Back Against a Crooked Cop

Friends and family of a woman murdered by a bad cop used social media to get answers and justice.

Mike Riggs | 6.27.2012 1:30 PM

Texas Man Faces 10 Years in Prison for Recording Cops

Melanie Kruvelis | 6.26.2012 4:52 PM

Use a Computer, Go to Jail

How a federal law can be used to prosecute almost anyone who visits a website

Jacob Sullum | 6.26.2012 12:00 PM

Supreme Court Rules Mandatory Life Without Parole Sentences for Juveniles Convicted of Capital Offenses a "Cruel and Unusual Punishment"; Chief Justice Focuses on Lack of "National Consensus" in Dissent

Ed Krayewski | 6.25.2012 1:12 PM

Is Solitary Confinement a Form of Torture? Q&A with journalist James Ridgeway

Jim Epstein and Nick Gillespie | 6.25.2012 12:14 PM

Photography Is a Crime: Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Eight-Year Sentence for Taking Pictures of Legal Sex

Jacob Sullum | 6.25.2012 2:20 AM

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Helping a man to death

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2012 9:05 AM

How to Fix Halfway Houses in Jersey: Stop Making More Criminals

Calvin Thompson | 6.22.2012 3:37 PM

SCOTUS Says 'Pipeline' Crack Defendants Should Benefit From Shorter Sentences

Jacob Sullum | 6.22.2012 12:34 PM

Marijuana Reform Bill Fails in New York

Jacob Sullum | 6.21.2012 2:21 PM

Does George Zimmerman's Story Sound Plausible?

Jacob Sullum | 6.21.2012 12:56 PM

Man In Panda Suit Promotes Anarchism, Hugs Cops in Montreal

Calvin Thompson | 6.20.2012 4:38 PM

Reno Newspaper Photographer, 60, Assaulted by Deputies While Covering Fire

Scott Shackford | 6.19.2012 5:04 PM

Austin Police Revise Policy on Use of Lethal Force on Dogs After April Puppycide Drew National Attention

Ed Krayewski | 6.19.2012 4:33 PM

Rodney King Dead

Scott Shackford | 6.17.2012 12:41 PM

Registry of Exonerations Lists Those Who Were Wrongly Convicted

J.D. Tuccille | 6.15.2012 3:16 PM

Restoring the Right of Self-Defense Is Not a License to Kill Cops

Jacob Sullum | 6.15.2012 2:04 AM

Not Being a Felon Is Not Enough to Avoid Going to Federal Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Gun

Scott Shackford | 6.14.2012 5:58 PM

But Without Government, Who Would Steal Huge Amounts of Property and Ruin People's Lives for Absurd and Indefensible Reasons?

Brian Doherty | 6.14.2012 2:39 PM

Can Licenses Protect Medical Marijuana Businesses? (Part II)

Jacob Sullum | 6.13.2012 1:21 AM

HIV Revisionism in Fort Bragg Acquittal

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.12.2012 11:09 AM

Cellphone Video Shows Four Cops Beating Philly Motorist Charged with Aggravated Assault and Resisting Arrest

Ed Krayewski | 6.11.2012 9:37 AM

No Charges for Miami Cop Who Shot Unarmed Motorist

Ed Krayewski | 6.8.2012 3:42 PM

The Specter of Decatuple-Jointed Ears

Jacob Sullum | 6.8.2012 8:53 AM

Florida, Illinois Eliminate Commissions that Help Free Innocent, Investigate Police Torture

Scott Shackford | 6.7.2012 2:51 PM

New WFOR Theory: The 'Love Drug' Made Rudy Eugene Gnaw a Man's Face Off

Jacob Sullum | 6.6.2012 6:37 PM

Street Justice vs. a Supreme Court Justice

Jacob Sullum | 6.6.2012 5:25 PM

Jail Time is on the Increase for Identical Crimes

Matthew Feeney | 6.6.2012 5:09 PM

Fullerton Recalls City Council Members Over Kelly Thomas Death

Paul Detrick | 6.6.2012 3:26 PM

Searching For a Bankrobber? Why not Handcuff Every Adult at a Traffic Stop?

Lucy Steigerwald | 6.5.2012 2:47 PM

Girls, Guns, and The Problem with DC Firearm Laws

Kennedy and Meredith Bragg | 6.5.2012 12:00 AM

Synthetic Drug Ban Will Soon Become Law

Jacob Sullum | 6.4.2012 4:42 PM

If Colorado's Licenses Can't Protect Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, Why Would California's?

Jacob Sullum | 6.4.2012 3:32 PM

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