An Amber Alert Was Botched Because Detectives Struggled To Work a Fax Machine. Wait, What?
While well-intentioned, the alert system is often ineffective.
Crime
In 2018, 55 U.S. Law Enforcement Officers Were Killed by Attackers
In contrast, police killed nearly 1,000 people last year.
'Some People Might Say That Ricky Fell Through a Crack in the System. This Is Not a Crack. This Is the System.'
Over 23 years ago Missouri’s criminal justice system failed a man charged with murder. This week he’s looking at his last best chance at freedom.
Return of the Reefer-Crazed Killer
"The black tide of psychosis and the red tide of violence are rising together on a green wave."
New Jersey Is Keeping More and More People Out of Jail, and That's Great
New Jersey is detaining almost half as many people pretrial, and the state is not seeing a big crime wave.
Florida Cases Restoke Chinese Conspiracy Fears
Yujing Zhang, Cindy Yang, and prostitution busts at Chinese spas have planted the seeds for new conspiratorial corruption narratives to bloom.
Marijuana Activist Who Live-Streamed Meeting With Congressional Staffer Charged With 'Illegal Wiretap'
Rep. Andy Harris's (R-Md.) office refuses to say whether the congressman supports prosecution of the young activist.
Cops Say Cindy McCain Didn't Catch Toddler Trafficker at Airport: Reason Roundup
Plus: Lionel Shriver on cultural erasure and Stormy Daniels on strip-club labor laws
Are You a Woman Traveling Alone? Marriott Might Be Watching You.
How big hotel chains became arms of the surveillance state.
The NYPD Is Locking People Up for Crimes It Created Out of Thin Air
Operation Lucky Bag targets people whose actions hurt absolutely no one.
Chicago Police Deny Claim That Jussie Smollett Identified Attackers as White, Can't Get Their Story Straight About Whether He Heard Them Say 'MAGA'
Empire star attacked on streets of Chicago late last night.
Crime Did Fall, So We Don't Need a Wall
The president's latest Twitter scare tactic to drum up support takes moments to disprove.
Did SCOTUS Just Rule That Pickpocketing Is a 'Violent Felony'?
Justice Sonia Sotomayor has some concerns.
Does Legalizing Marijuana Cause 'Sharp Increases in Murders and Aggravated Assaults'?
The link that Alex Berenson perceives between cannabis and violence is not apparent in careful research on the issue.
Are We About to See a Wave of Police Using 'Victim's Rights' Laws to Keep Conduct Secret?
A second cop in South Dakota is keeping his name concealed from the public after a fatal shooting.
Sanctuary Cities Aren't to Blame for Killing of California Cop
The suspect's previous DUI arrests didn't even put him on ICE's radar.
A Law and Order Candidate Is Indicted for Committing a Crime
The man behind the "Deportation Bus" said he wanted to round up criminals. Looks like he should have started with himself.
Congress Ramps Up War on Sex Workers and Their Customers With Secret Votes on Four New 'Protection' Laws
A national strategy for arresting sex buyers and letting local cops wiretap sex workers are among the approved changes.
Report: Imprisoning People Who Can't Pay Bail Costs America $15 Billion a Year
Taxpayers shell out big time to keep poor folks who haven't even been convicted of crimes behind bars.
Sex Workers Around the World Demand Decriminalization: Reason Roundup
Plus: Obamacare unconstitutional?
Human Trafficking Grant Goes to Arrest Suspected Victims in Tucson
A Tucson Weekly investigation finds that federal funds to "fight sex trafficking" are actually perpetuating it.
Garden State Crime Is Down Since New Jersey Ditched Cash Bail
Money is no longer needed to get out of jail. This hasn't resulted in danger to the community.
8 Years in Prison for Voting Illegally Is Way Too Much
But not according Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Convicted of Brutally Beating His Wife, This Judge Was Given a Second Chance in City Government. Now He's Been Arrested for Her Murder: Reason Roundup
Plus: lawmakers move to allow headscarves on the Hill and private landlords protect from lead better than city Health Department.
Man Pleads Guilty to Charges in Deadly Swatting Prank Call
Police, however, still shift away responsibility for killing unarmed, innocent Wichita man.
Trump Takes Full Ownership of His Anti-immigrant Nativism with Latest Ad
Candidates used to let political operatives do the dirty work so they could appear above it all. Not Trump.
Libertarian Halloween Tips: Reason Roundup
Plus: Halloween Netflix recommendations and a glimpse of Trump trick-or-treating.
Migrant Caravan Hysteria Returns
There's no evidence this caravan is full of Middle Eastern terrorists.
Do I Owe It to My Criminal Relatives to Keep My Genes a Secret?
When genetic testing results become a tool for law enforcement
Detroit Cops Charged With Home Invasion Thanks to Body Cam Footage
This is how the system is supposed to work.
Most ICE Detainees Aren't Criminals, Report Reveals
As if we needed any more evidence that the vast majority of undocumented immigrants aren't bringing crime into the country.
This Is How Sex-Trafficking Panic Gets Made: Reason Roundup
Plus: fight against FOSTA continues and Tennessee trooper reports Democrat for visiting falafel restaurant.
New FBI Crime Report: Violent Crime Dipped Slightly Last Year
Jeff Sessions credits the dip to his tough-on-crime policies, but criminal justice groups say that's nonsense.
Despite Marijuana Legalization Successes, Police Keep Arresting Users
New FBI statistics for 2017 even show a small increase.
20 Years in Prison for Florida Man Who Swiped $600 Worth of Cigarettes
He has prior felony convictions, but 20 years still seems harsh.
California Police Chief Claims Legal Weed Delivery Could Lead to 'Assaults and Homicides'
It's a scare tactic, and an inaccurate one at that.
Texas Border Patrol Agent Confesses to Killing Sex Workers
A 10-year veteran of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Ortiz is also a "serial murderer" say Texas authorities.
Law & Order: Hate Crimes Is a Bad Idea Built on Worse Statistics
But if the show must exist, I have some ripped-from-the-headlines ideas for upcoming plots.
Mollie Tibbetts' Relatives: Stop Using Her Death as 'Political Propaganda'
After police said Tibbetts' killer is an illegal immigrant, conservatives started using her death to argue for stricter immigration enforcement.
Trump's Campaign Finance Catch-22
Is hush money to a politician's mistress "for the purpose of influencing an election" or "personal use"?
Trump Might Be a Criminal. But So Is Everyone Else.
A question that now hangs like a miasma over D.C. is "Which of my staffers would hang me out to dry in order to avoid going to federal prison?"