The 1960s were turbulent. The nation was in the midst of two wars. First, the Cold War with the Soviet Union and later the Vietnam War. Former President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, ...

For more than 40 years, the United States—a nation that putatively cherishes freedom—has had one of the largest prison systems in the world. Mass incarceration has been so persistent and pervasive ...

Dec. 4 marks the 15th anniversary of the racially charged incident. Bryant Purvis was just 17 when he became a part of the "Jena Six." He and five other Black teens were accused and later convicted of ...

Trump and his team have mounted a direct assault on all three pillars of the justice system: Judges, prosecutors and the legal profession. President Donald Trump spoke to reporters from the roof of ...

This story is part of “Trump Two: Six Months In,” our series taking stock of the administration’s efforts to reshape immigration enforcement and criminal justice. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s ...

The House Oversight Committee will analyze several D.C.-specific proposals Wednesday, including one that calls for a 60-day review by Congress of all city council legislation. Zach Schonfield, ...

In the wake of James Comey’s indictment, Democrats like Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Eric Swalwell are issuing dark warnings with a straight face that “what goes around comes around” and that ...

The death of George Floyd lit a fire in the U.S. in the summer of 2020 — and the years that followed. Floyd died after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for more than 9 minutes. Images caught ...

Inside Jared Kushner's personal crusade to reform America's prisons Amid the daily turmoil and intrigue of President Donald Trump’s West Wing, senior adviser Jared Kushner has been quietly pursuing a ...

When survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein step forward, they do more than recount their past. They disrupt power. Their testimonies threaten to unravel circles of influence that thrived ...

As a young girl, Maya Moore dreamed of becoming a professional basketball player. But after conquering the sport as an adult, and abandoning that dream in order to pursue criminal justice reform, ...