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Feature September 1, 2022
They Lost Their Pregnancies. Then Prosecutors Sent Them to Prison.
Dozens of women who used drugs while pregnant have faced criminal charges. Experts expect even more cases now that Roe has been overturned.
By Cary Aspinwall, Brianna Bailey, and Amy Yurkanin
A White woman with long brown hair looks at the camera.
Feature September 1
She Lost Her Baby, Then Her Freedom
In its war on drugs, Alabama targets moms.
By Amy Yurkanin
A White man wearing a blue-collared shirt and dark blue pants walks up a pathway.
Closing Argument August 20
How Conservatives Are Trying to Shut Down the Progressive Prosecutor Movement
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis removed an elected prosecutor from office. Will this become the right’s new tactic?
By Jamiles Lartey
Two White people are shouting, standing in the foreground of a protest. A woman on the left holds a sign that says "Abortion is our right. We won't stop fighting." In the background, several individuals hold signs with phrases such as, "Bans off my body" and "My body, my choice."
Closing Argument July 23
How Criminalizing Abortion Is Causing a “Bewildering Patchwork” of Enforcement
In our revamped “Closing Argument” newsletter, this week we unpack the confusing legal landscape following the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
By Jamiles Lartey
The House of the Good Shepherd in Troy, N.Y., circa 1940.
Commentary November 3, 2017
What About the ‘Lost Children’ (and Mothers) of America?
It’s time for their voices to be heard.
By Rheann Kelly, Christina Kovats, and Natalie Medley
Justice Lab November 24, 2014
10 (Not Entirely Crazy) Theories Explaining the Great Crime Decline
From aging to gentrification to Prozac.
By Dana Goldstein
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