Colorado

News September 20, 2017

Colorado just outlawed jail for people in a psychiatric crisis, but plenty of states still do it.

By Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge

Feature June 21, 2017

New data shows legalization leads to fewer encounters between cops and drivers, but racial disparities remain.

By Justin George and Eric Sagara

News June 18, 2017

After 18 months of freedom, Robert Woodall may be headed back behind bars.

By Marella Gayla

Crime on the Ballot November 9, 2016

Reform-minded candidates unseat incumbents in some races.

By Maurice Chammah

Commentary March 8, 2016

Remembering Robert Knott, a case the Justice Department would rather you forget

By Andrew Cohen

Feature December 16, 2015

An 18-year-old said she was attacked at knifepoint. Then she said she made it up. That’s where our story begins.

By Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller

News December 16, 2015

A roundup of interviews and documents.

By Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller

Commentary June 2, 2015

Diary of a Madman?

A psychiatrist analyzes the notebook of James Holmes.

By Andrew Cohen

Feature April 7, 2015

Unfreed

The man who was accidentally released from prison 88 years early.

By Robert Kolker

News February 13, 2015

As Pennsylvania hits pause on capital punishment, the script sounds familiar.

By Ken Armstrong