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 ...

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, ...

President Donald Trump is bending the U.S. justice system to his personal purposes in a way that is unprecedented in American history, prompting significant questions about how a system built on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eastern State Penitentiary has more to offer than just chills and frights. As America’s first penitentiary, they want to expand the understanding of the criminal justice system and the lives it has ...

On the 30th anniversary of a verdict that shook the U.S., this seminal documentary on the O.J. Simpson trial offers lasting insights. On Oct. 3, 1995, O.J. Simpson (C) listens to the not guilty ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

If a news publication is truly confident in its overall editorial position—say, strongly in favor or alternatively opposed to the views of the likes of Charlie Kirk—it should have the confidence too ...