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June 18, 2020
Which States Are Taking on Police Reform After George Floyd?
Lawmakers in 16 states have introduced bills to improve police oversight and accountability.
By
Weihua Li
and
Humera Lodhi
Life Inside
March 12, 2020
What I Learned About Voting Rights in the Fields of Angola
"We asked ourselves: Do we want to change our conditions, or do we want to change our circumstances?"
By
Norris Henderson
as told to
Maurice Chammah
Feature
May 22, 2018
The Billionaire's Crusade
Broadcom's Henry Nicholas is spending millions to give victims a bigger voice, but not everyone agrees.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
News
May 22, 2018
Is The “First Step Act” Real Reform?
Congress and criminal justice, a scorecard
By
Justin George
News
May 18, 2018
Maryland Leads as Prison Populations Continue to Decline
Sentencing reforms still curbing mass incarceration, but some eye reversals.
By
Nicole Lewis
News
March 8, 2018
Convicted of a Drug Crime, Registered with Sex Offenders
In Kansas, even many minor drug offenders must appear on the state’s public registry. A new bill would change that.
By
Maurice Chammah
Feature
June 6, 2017
Can This Marriage Be Saved?
Left and right came together on criminal justice reform. Then Trump happened.
By
Justin George
Commentary
May 2, 2017
The Limits of Prosecutorial Power
There are criminal justice actors more powerful than prosecutors.
Jeffrey Bellin
News
August 21, 2016
Does College Hazing Defy the Laws It Spawned?
Many states bar dangerous rituals, but little seems to change.
By
Josiah Bates
Analysis
October 21, 2015
Congress Prepares to Deliver (a Little) Criminal Justice Reform
Is this the beginning — or the end?
By
Bill Keller