News
April 8
A COVID-strained social safety net. Entrenched distrust between cops and communities of color. "2020 was a tinderbox."
Coronavirus
June 2, 2020
Racial disparities grew in five cities as arrests fell, according to our new data analysis.
Coronavirus
May 12, 2020
Youth lockups are supposed to rehabilitate kids, not punish them. The pandemic is making that harder than ever.
News
March 20, 2017
A judge rules against Marilyn Mosby in the Freddie Gray case.
News
November 9, 2016
The president-elect may soon upend an Obama-era police reform tactic.
Commentary
August 16, 2016
What the DOJ’s Report on Baltimore Teaches Us About Cops, Sex Workers, and Corruption
A look inside a culture of pervasive misconduct.
Commentary
April 18, 2016
From David Simon's Baltimore anguish to elite police fraternities to teens behind bars.
Feature
May 26, 2015
As the Justice Department pushes reform, some changes don't last.
News
May 2, 2015
The softer side of Justice Department intervention.
Q&A
April 29, 2015
Freddie Gray, the drug war, and the decline of “real policing.”