Criminal Justice Reform

News May 22

Is The “First Step Act” Real Reform?

Congress and criminal justice, a scorecard

By Justin George

News May 1

How Prosecutor Reform Is Shaking Up Small DA Races

The goals of the effort are trickling down, even if the money isn’t.

By Joseph Neff

The California Experiment April 23

The Catalyst

Thelton Henderson transformed California’s criminal justice system. Now comes the backlash.

By Abbie VanSickle

Quiz December 20, 2017

Take Our Quiz: The Year in Criminal Justice

How well do you remember 2017’s biggest stories?

By Christie Thompson

News December 7, 2017

What’s Christian in the Season of Trump?

Awakening Evangelicals to an “outrageous” system.

By Justin George

Commentary December 1, 2017

Cyntoia Brown and Our Twisted System

The process that sent a teenage sex-trafficking victim to prison for life didn’t fail. It worked as it was designed to.

By Donovan X. Ramsey

News November 2, 2017

Can Jared Kushner Save Criminal Justice Reform?

“Fat chance!” is giving way to “Well, maybe…”

By Justin George

News October 31, 2017

I Did It Norway

Some American prisons are singing a European tune.

By Maurice Chammah

Feature October 26, 2017

We are Witnesses

The American criminal justice system consists of 2.2 million people behind bars, plus tens of millions of family members, corrections and police officers, parolees, victims of crime, judges, prosecutors and defenders.

By The Marshall Project

Commentary October 25, 2017

Debating Risk-Assessment Tools

Experts weigh in on whether algorithms have a place in our criminal justice system.

Elizabeth Glazer, Hannah Jane Sassaman, Jon Wool