Criminal Justice

These Programs Are Helping Prisoners Live Again On The Outside

If we want to reduce the prison population, ex-offenders need more compassion and understanding from the criminal justice system.
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Sheriff's Warning To Burglar On 'Crime Stoppers' Is Criminally Good

"Congratulations, son, I'm about to make you famous."
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Congress May Actually Do Something On Criminal Justice Reform

"I think there's a chance here," Rand Paul says.
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The Nonviolent Offenders Congress Forgot

While prison reform gains momentum, the immigration debate remains "tough on crime."
By Christie Thompson, The Marshall Project

After Protesters Call Him Out, Bernie Sanders Condemns Sandra Bland's Arrest

“We need to figure out a way in terms of how we treat African-Americans so that young people can walk down the street without having to worry about whether they are going to be harassed or shot in the back."
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After Kalief Browder's Death, U.S. Lawmakers Demand Better Treatment of Incarcerated Kids

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Obama Got To Visit Federal Prisoners. The Family Of This Inmate Who Had Brain Surgery Can't.

"Judges don't tell us what to do," a prison guard allegedly said.
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Bill Clinton Is Sorry For A Lot Of Things

Here are some of the mistakes he keeps apologizing for.
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John Boehner Says Many People In Prison 'Really Don't Need To Be There'

"Some of these people are in there under what I'll call flimsy reasons," Boehner said.
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Obama Tells Drug-Offense Inmates He Could Have Been In Their Place

The president also promised to reform the criminal justice system during his visit to a federal prison in Oklahoma.
By Julia Edwards, Reuters