The democracy vouchers program hands residents $100 to donate to local candidates and it’s credited with broadening civic ...

An Alabama teen was shot alongside his friend, then prosecuted for his killing. His case highlights a particularly harsh ...

Out of 40 special elections for congressional and legislative seats so far in 2025, only two have seen flips; both were ...

Despite federal oversight, elections, and promises of reform from a new sheriff, little has changed for people detained in ...

Donald Trump’s false claims that he won the 2020 presidential race have rocked Arizona politics in recent years, causing threats against election officials, and leading many conservatives to demand ...

“Just an Opportunity to Come Home” Illinois, Minnesota, and New Mexico this year abolished sentences of life without parole for juveniles. Now comes the hard part. Daniel Nichanian | June 29, 2023 ...

These offices have wide powers over the scope of incarceration and the conditions of detention, issues that are on the ballot from Tampa and Savannah to Phoenix.

Voters in the Pittsburgh region signaled earlier this year that they wanted a new direction on criminal justice policy, rejecting the punitive practices that have long stood in Allegheny County. In ...

Prop 134, a measure placed on the November ballot by GOP lawmakers, would severely restrict direct democracy through strict geographic requirements on ballot petitions.

The Death Penalty on Trial in Louisiana Petitions filed on behalf of dozens of people on death row are asking the governor for mass clemency, and showcasing the injustices that undergird capital ...

A historian answers Bolts readers’ questions on the deep roots of forced labor in U.S. prisons, how it operates today, and efforts to challenge it.