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A group of male teenagers dressed in gray sweaters and black pants are walking in two lines, with their hands behind their backs. A man in a dark blue collared shirt and tan cargo pants walks behind them.
Closing Argument April 15
How the Juvenile System Forces Minors Into Unsafe Institutions
Even in states with a drive for reform, many children and teens face long confinement and dirty, dangerous conditions.
By Jamiles Lartey
Three police officers in riot gear walk down a slope outdoors.
Closing Argument January 21
How Police Unions Try to Tilt the Scales on Oversight Boards
As more cities set up police watchdogs, some officers’ unions seek new ways to try to weaken them.
By Jamiles Lartey
Feature May 22, 2021
Life Without Parole Is Replacing the Death Penalty — But the Legal Defense System Hasn’t Kept Up
Just ask a Dallas woman who spent a year in jail without talking to a lawyer.
By Cary Aspinwall
Family members of Magali Alberto, who was shot and killed at a traffic light, at a press conference held by the Los Angeles Police Department on May 28, 2020.
News April 8, 2021
Murders Rose Last Year. Black and Hispanic Neighborhoods Were Hit Hardest.
A COVID-strained social safety net. Entrenched distrust between cops and communities of color. "2020 was a tinderbox."
By Weihua Li and Beth Schwartzapfel
News September 25, 2020
Is Violent Crime Rising In Cities Like Trump Says? Well, It’s Complicated.
Trump speaks of "anarchy and mayhem" in cities. Here's what the data really shows.
By Weihua Li
Dallas Police Academy recruits participate in a training in 2017.
News October 15, 2018
Police With Military Experience More Likely to Shoot
Dallas cops who were veterans fired their weapons more than those who never served in the armed forces, study shows.
By Simone Weichselbaum
Jerry Hartfield at the Hughes Unit outside Gatesville, Texas, in 2012. Hartfield was convicted in 1977 of killing a woman in Bay City, Texas. His conviction was reversed a few years later, and he was set free this June.
Case in Point June 12, 2017
The Man Who Spent 35 Years in Prison Without a Trial
The Jerry Hartfield case is an extraordinary tale of justice delayed and denied.
By Andrew Cohen
Baton Rouge police Cpl. Montrell Jackson was slain by a gunman along with two other law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge, La., on July 17, 2016.
News July 27, 2016
Are Cop-Killings on the Rise?
Only if you look at very limited data.
By Maurice Chammah
Dallas Police Chief David Brown, left, and Mayor Mike Rawlings at a news conference on Friday following a sniper attack that left five police officers dead.
Analysis July 8, 2016
Can Justice Reform Efforts Survive Dallas?
Advocates have a sinking feeling.
By Simone Weichselbaum, Maurice Chammah and Ken Armstrong
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