Criminal Justice
The Golden State's Iron Bars
How California prison guards became the country's most powerful union
Less Time, Less Crime
Conservatives lead a movement toward "tough and smart" sentencing policies.
The Price of Prohibition
Forty years after Nixon declared war on drugs, it's time to give peace a chance.
Muddled Masses
The immigration detention system treats suspected illegal aliens like criminals, but with fewer rights.
The Persecution of John Edwards
The only thing worse than Edwards' ugly behavior is the government's effort to put him in jail for it.
Shrink the Prisons
Conservatives are as wrong about prison overcrowding as liberals were about welfare reform.