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Everyone on Death Row Gets a Lawyer. Not Everyone Gets a Kim Kardashian.

The case of Rodney Reed — whose innocence claims were championed by the reality TV star — raises questions about celebrities’ role in the criminal justice system.

Death Sentences • 07.16.2021

Life Without Parole Is Replacing the Death Penalty — But the Legal Defense System Hasn’t Kept Up

Just ask a Dallas woman who spent a year in jail without talking to a lawyer.

Feature • 05.22.2021

Supreme Court Conservatives Just Made It Easier to Sentence Kids to Life in Prison

The new ruling could worsen existing racial disparities in states that condemn teens to die in prison.

News • 04.30.2021

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