Wrongful Convictions
How many innocent Americans are behind bars?
July 2011
'Long Prison Terms Are Wasteful Government Spending'
Criminologist Mark Kleiman on replacing severity with swiftness and certainty
Features
Less Time, Less Crime
Conservatives lead a movement toward "tough and smart" sentencing policies.
Muddled Masses
The immigration detention system treats suspected illegal aliens like criminals, but with fewer rights.
The Devil's Bargain
How plea agreements, never contemplated by the Framers, undermine justice
Keeping Kids Outside the System
Alternatives to juvenile detention are cheaper and more effective.
Culture & Reviews
Ron Paul's Radical Vision
The libertarian Republican warns of impending disaster, reaches out to the left, and prepares for a presidential campaign.
It's Hard to Make Predictions, Especially About the Future
Why dart-throwing chimps are better than the experts
Editor's Note
Columns
The Pennsylvania Railroad
In the Keystone State's juvenile justice scandal, money changed everything.
Nuclear Disaster in Japan
Does it show a way forward for nuclear power?
The Golden State's Iron Bars
How California prison guards became the country's most powerful union
Citings
Internet Sex Panic
Fake study, real impact
Lunar Lunacy
Space waste
Fear Factor
Overreacting to risks
Mandatory Medicare
Entitlement or obligation?
Muzzling Gun Rights
Loughner panic continues
Condo Cash
Eminent domain abuse
No App for That
Checkpoint map crackdown
Lethal and Illegal
Black-market death deals
Humanizing Trade
Ancestral exchange
Death Row Deliverance
Prosecutorial misconduct
Paper Poverty
Wealth trends
Letters
Contributors
Artifact
