Prisons

Politics

You Can Have Sex With Them; Just Don't Photograph Them

A former cop's 15-year prison sentence illustrates the absurdity of federal child porn laws.

Radley Balko | 2.28.2011 12:00 PM

Policy

Mitch Daniels' Disappearing Felony

Jacob Sullum | 2.25.2011 1:55 PM

Politics

Do You Care About Prosecution of Victimless Crimes & The Growing Prison Population?

Nick Gillespie | 2.24.2011 8:06 AM

Politics

'Never in My Wildest Dreams Did I Consider That Money to Be a Kickback'

Jacob Sullum | 2.23.2011 10:43 AM

Politics

Pennsylvania Railroad

In the Keystone State's juvenile justice scandal, money changed everything.

Jacob Sullum | 2.23.2011 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Baby Stepping Toward a Better Prison System

Josh Brokaw | 2.14.2011 5:50 PM

Politics

The Simpsons, Skins, and Child Porn

Jacob Sullum | 1.20.2011 5:46 PM

Politics

The Year in Clemency

The major pardon and commutation stories of 2010

Radley Balko | 1.10.2011 12:00 PM

Policy

Scott Andringa for Judge?

The prosecutor who sent Richard Paey to prison wants a promotion.

Radley Balko | 1.3.2011 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Pat Robertson Wants to Decriminalize Pot

Jesse Walker | 12.22.2010 7:41 PM

Policy

Beyond Bars

A new project has conservatives thinking more seriously about crime.

Radley Balko | 12.20.2010 12:00 PM

Politics

Bradley Manning Alone

Jesse Walker | 12.15.2010 11:03 AM

Politics

Wesley Snipes: Acquitted, but Imprisoned for His Bad Attitude

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.3.2010 4:55 PM

Politics

Supreme Court Reviews Order to Free California Prisoners

Jacob Sullum | 11.30.2010 6:16 PM

Policy

Brian Aitken's Mistake

A New Jersey man gets seven years for being a responsible gun owner.

Radley Balko | 11.15.2010 12:00 PM

Policy

More Democracy, More Incarceration

The devastating mix of politics and crime policy

Radley Balko | 10.25.2010 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Paradox of the Day

Jesse Walker | 9.13.2010 3:54 PM

Policy

ICE: Protecting Americans From Pot-Smoking Foreigners

Jacob Sullum | 8.27.2010 12:03 PM

Policy

Reason.tv: Filling Up Prisons Without Fighting Crime-Mark Kleiman on America's Criminal Justice System

Reason Staff | 8.26.2010 3:00 PM

Politics

Reason Morning Links: WikiLeaks, Wyclef, Walt Disney World

Jesse Walker | 8.23.2010 7:28 AM

Policy

How Is Smoking Pot Like Beating an Old Lady?

Jacob Sullum | 8.16.2010 2:14 PM

Policy

Is Ohio About to Execute an Innocent Man?

Jacob Sullum | 8.10.2010 4:06 PM

Policy

The Economist on America's Senselessly Harsh Criminal Justice System

Jacob Sullum | 8.2.2010 3:36 PM

Policy

Mythical Meth, Cannabis Candy, and Ludicrous Legislators

Jacob Sullum | 7.28.2010 5:54 PM

Policy

Congress Approves Crack Sentencing Reform Bill

Jacob Sullum | 7.28.2010 2:54 PM

Policy

Now Playing at Reason.tv: A Drug Raid Goes Viral: Radley Balko on the Missouri SWAT Raid Video

Reason Staff | 7.21.2010 3:00 PM

Politics

L.A. Builds Expensive New Jail, Can't Afford to Use It

Brian Doherty | 6.21.2010 3:52 PM

Politics

Psst, State & Federal Gov'ts: Wanna Save About $15 Billion a Year? And Look Better Than Poland While Doing It?

Nick Gillespie | 6.15.2010 11:45 AM

Politics

Reason.tv: "You Are Your Brain" - David Eagleman on Transforming The Criminal Justice System

Reason Staff | 6.14.2010 3:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Three Charts to Break Your Heart

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 6.9.2010 2:30 PM

Policy

Prince of Pot to Be Extradited

Jacob Sullum | 5.12.2010 1:38 PM

Policy

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Top 10

Jacob Sullum | 5.11.2010 6:58 PM

Policy

How Charlie Lynch Got a One-Year Sentence for a Crime That Injured No One

Jacob Sullum | 4.28.2010 6:33 PM

Politics

The Case for Privatizing California's Prisons

They'll cut state costs and save taxpayer dollars.

Leonard Gilroy and Jon Coupal | 4.14.2010 4:30 PM

Politics

Reason Writers Around Town: Cutting California's Prison Costs

Reason Staff | 4.9.2010 11:10 AM

Policy

Senate Approves Bill to Shrink the Crack Gap

Jacob Sullum | 3.18.2010 2:56 PM

Policy

Marijuana Decriminalization Advances

Jacob Sullum | 3.12.2010 5:32 PM

Policy

Better Than Releasing People Who Don't Belong in Prison: Not Putting Them There to Begin With

Jacob Sullum | 3.8.2010 3:19 PM

Civil Liberties

Not Safe for Prison

Jesse Walker | 2.12.2010 5:48 PM

Policy

New Jersey Scraps Mandatory Minimums Tied to Drug-Free Zones

Jacob Sullum | 1.8.2010 5:35 PM

Politics

Pennsylvania Judges Get Partial Immunity in 'Kids for Cash' Case

Jacob Sullum | 11.25.2009 12:53 PM

Policy

Seven Years for Bong Water

Jacob Sullum | 10.28.2009 1:21 PM

Policy

Crack Sentencing Reform Getting Closer

Jacob Sullum | 10.16.2009 3:36 PM

Politics

More on How to Interrogate, the CIA Way

Brian Doherty | 8.26.2009 10:35 AM

Civil Liberties

God Can Go to Jail, Superintendent Says

Jacob Sullum | 8.10.2009 4:41 PM