Analysis
December 21, 2020
From the sweeping impacts of COVID-19 to the protests against racial injustice, 2020 was a year like no other.
Life Inside
December 10
“From time to time you hear someone shout something like, ‘Trump cannot be stopped!’ or, ‘Let’s get this White Nazi out of power!’ There is no gray area.”
News
November 8, 2020
Joe Biden ran on the most progressive criminal justice platform of any major party candidate in generations. So what can he actually do?
Analysis
November 6
A Nevada state supreme court candidate was one of very few nationwide to run on a message of reform. Most campaigns leaned on “tough on crime” strategy yet again.
News
November 5
Unlike many law enforcement unions that endorsed the president, Bureau of Prisons staff argue he's anti-union.
News
November 5
Find out whether voters said yea or nay to legalizing drugs, allowing people on parole to vote and run for office, and more.
News
November 3
Our latest survey of the incarcerated reveals sharp political differences between the incarcerated and the general public, as well as a few areas of consensus.
News
October 26
The majority of the 745,000 people held in local jails can vote, but few do. Advocates say it’s voter suppression on a national scale.
Analysis
October 7
A brief history of a political dog whistle.