Criminal Justice

Policy

Because it's in the Child's Best Interest That Some Mostly Random Homeless Dude Stays in Jail

Matt Welch | 7.16.2009 11:01 AM

Politics

Justice Department Agrees Confession Obtained Under Threat of Death May Be Unreliable

Jacob Sullum | 7.15.2009 7:18 PM

Politics

Schumer Plays Up Sotomayor's Authoritarianism

Radley Balko | 7.15.2009 3:16 PM

Politics

The Right to a Guilty Verdict

Obama's empty promise of due process for terrorism suspects

Jacob Sullum | 7.15.2009 7:00 AM

War on Drugs

SWAT Gone Wild in Maryland

A botched raid on a small-town Maryland mayor exposes widespread abuse by the state's SWAT teams.

Radley Balko | 7.13.2009 3:00 PM

Politics

That Bible Would Have Gone Through His Heart If It Weren't for That X-Acto Knife

Jacob Sullum | 7.13.2009 12:18 PM

Policy

More on Immigration and Crime

Radley Balko | 7.12.2009 9:36 AM

Policy

More on John Preston's Miracle Florida Police Dog

Radley Balko | 7.10.2009 1:50 PM

Politics

For Marijuana Activist, a Gag Instead of an Ankle Bracelet

Jacob Sullum | 7.10.2009 1:03 PM

Policy

Exile Challenges Banishment of Sex Offenders

Jacob Sullum | 7.10.2009 12:02 PM

Politics

Indefinite Detention With or Without Trial

Jacob Sullum | 7.9.2009 12:28 PM

Policy

This Week in Innocence

Radley Balko | 7.8.2009 11:54 AM

Politics

The Light Was Pink, Officer!

In defense of a new Massachusetts law forcing people to pay for their own traffic hearings

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.6.2009 3:00 PM

Policy

The El Paso Miracle

How can a comparatively poor, high-immigration town that sits across the border from super-violent Ciudad Juarez be one of the safest big cities in America?

Radley Balko | 7.6.2009 12:15 PM

Policy

Judge Throws Out Convictions in MySpace Hoax

Jacob Sullum | 7.3.2009 9:37 PM

Policy

"An angry ex-girlfriend or wife is the best person in the world, the greatest source of information": ATF Agent on "hunt for guns, one house at a time"

Nick Gillespie | 7.1.2009 5:03 PM

Policy

Lawsuits Challenge Identifying Ability of Police Dogs

Radley Balko | 6.30.2009 9:10 AM

War on Drugs

Bogus Bodega Busts

Corrupt Philadelphia cops

Radley Balko | 6.29.2009 12:34 PM

Policy

The Unrepentant D.A.

Prosecutorial error in Santa Clara

Radley Balko | 6.29.2009 12:24 PM

Policy

Free Will…Again

Jacob Sullum | 6.26.2009 12:07 PM

Politics

Supreme Court: Defendants Have the Right to Cross-Examine Forensic Experts

Radley Balko | 6.25.2009 4:42 PM

Politics

The Difference Between 'They Should Die' and 'I'll Kill You'

Jacob Sullum | 6.25.2009 1:19 PM

Policy

Step One: Tell Guards and Prisoners That Rape is Against the Rules

Bill Flanigen | 6.25.2009 11:58 AM

Politics

Not on Max Baucus's Watch. No Way.

Bill Flanigen | 6.24.2009 11:29 AM

Politics

Crime Fighters vs. the Constitution

Where's the authority for federal laws aimed at hate crimes and sex crimes?

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2009 7:00 AM

War on Drugs

Another Isolated Incident

Radley Balko | 6.23.2009 9:30 AM

Policy

A Never-Ending Sentence for the Sex Crime You Have Yet to Commit

Bill Flanigen | 6.22.2009 12:40 PM

War on Drugs

Prince George's County Sheriff's Department Delcares Itself Blame-Free in Cheye Calvo Raid

Radley Balko | 6.20.2009 7:14 PM

Politics

Let (Some) Criminals Vote

Bill Flanigen | 6.19.2009 3:53 PM

Policy

Congressman Says 'Super-Marijuana' Gives You the Munchies for Brains

Jacob Sullum | 6.19.2009 3:39 PM

Politics

L.A's "Special Order 40" Passes Muster With State Appellate Court

Brian Doherty | 6.18.2009 3:20 PM

War on Drugs

Massachusetts Suspends Pentagon Giveaways to Local Police Departments

Radley Balko | 6.17.2009 3:35 PM

Policy

The Prison Mackerel Economy Comes to Virginia

Bill Flanigen | 6.16.2009 5:15 PM

Policy

The Emerging Consensus About the Need for Debate

Jacob Sullum | 6.15.2009 3:47 PM

Policy

Super-Powered Police Dog Proves a Paltry Pooch; People It Imprisoned Exculpated

Radley Balko | 6.15.2009 11:45 AM

Policy

Heart of E-Gold

Jesse Walker | 6.14.2009 9:33 PM

Policy

Why Not Two Days Instead of 366?

Jacob Sullum | 6.12.2009 1:15 PM

Policy

Neighborhood Watch

Private policing in Chicago

Reason Staff | 6.12.2009 12:34 PM

Policy

Reason Morning Links: Tobacco, Guantanamo, Land Ho!

Jesse Walker | 6.12.2009 8:32 AM

Policy

The Blurry Boundaries of Child Porn

Not every illicit image is equally offensive.

Jesse Walker | 6.11.2009 12:00 PM

Politics

Biden to Law Enforcement Groups: Sotomayor Has Your Back

Radley Balko | 6.10.2009 2:57 PM

Politics

Justice Department Imports Terrorist into Lower Manhattan

Bill Flanigen | 6.9.2009 2:11 PM

Policy

Mocking Prison Rape for Fun and Profit

Bill Flanigen | 6.5.2009 1:04 PM

Policy

Adrian Fenty Fights the Menace of Alert Cabdrivers

Jacob Sullum | 6.5.2009 11:53 AM

Policy

Where 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Works

Jacob Sullum | 6.4.2009 6:11 PM

Policy

Arsonists Against Topless Coffee

Bill Flanigen | 6.4.2009 12:22 PM

Policy

Anatomy of a Child Pornographer

What happens when adults catch teenagers "sexting" photos of each other? The death of common sense.

Nancy Rommelmann | 6.4.2009 12:00 PM

Policy

The O'Reilly Factor

Is the Fox News host to blame for the murder of Dr. George Tiller?

Brendan O'Neill | 6.1.2009 6:00 PM