Feature
July 12
Richard Midkiff spent 23 years behind bars. A dispute over his decades-old plea deal could send him back for 15 more.
Coronavirus
April 10
Prisoners made furniture and license plates during the pandemic, according to workers and families. Some plants are now making face masks.
Justice Lab
April 14, 2019
A landmark law lets the state track people through the justice system. But that’s tougher than it sounds.
Commentary
November 13, 2018
Voters Want Criminal Justice Reform. Are Politicians Listening?
Midterms show wide support across party lines for changing the system.
Commentary
November 7, 2018
With the passage of Amendment 4, more than a million people intimately affected by the criminal justice system have become more empowered to shape it.
News
September 26, 2018
The North Carolina bar says he fleeced two mentally disabled brothers.
Feature
September 13, 2018
Seven states won’t give victim aid to people with criminal histories. The policies fall hardest on black families.
Feature
January 23, 2018
Meet Sheriff Michael Chitwood, a Yankee cop in good-ol’-boy territory.
Feature
May 15, 2017
For the lives ruined, for justice denied, sorry.
News
March 16, 2017
But the tough-on-crime establishment fights back.