Analysis
November 11, 2020
Even in states that have legalized or decriminalized marijuana possession, Black people are still more likely to be arrested for it than White people. These organizers are working to change that.
The System
November 11, 2020
The United States locks up more people per capita than any other developed country. Here’s why.
Feature
November 8, 2020
A new lawsuit claims Black Americans with mental illness are being forced into traumatic emergency room stays.
Justice Lab
October 28, 2020
Mainstream media is less likely to cover Black homicide victims and less likely to portray them as complex human beings, a new study shows.
Analysis
August 21, 2020
New data shows deaths from all causes—COVID and otherwise—have gone up 9 percent among White Americans, but more than 30 percent in communities of color.
News
June 11, 2020
The North Carolina state Supreme Court has upheld the controversial Racial Justice Act, which opponents repealed in 2013
Analysis
June 10, 2020
Even in the 15 largest departments where the majority of officers are people of color, only one union leader is black, our analysis shows.
Coronavirus
June 2, 2020
Racial disparities grew in five cities as arrests fell, according to our new data analysis.
Coronavirus
May 28, 2020
Some prison systems aren’t collecting race data. Others won’t disclose it. Experts say these are big mistakes.
News
May 11, 2020
“A judge who deals with prosecutors every day is not going to say, ‘You intentionally discriminated on the basis of race, and you lied about it with pretextual reasons.’”