Criminal Justice

Bryan Stevenson: We’re Taking the Wrong Approach to Criminal Justice Reform

By Karl Vick

Parole Hearings Set Prisoners Up for Failure

By Glenn Freezman

WNBA Star Maya Moore Skips Second Year of Professional Basketball, and 2020 Olympics, to Focus on Criminal Justice Advocacy

By Josiah Bates

After 5 Deaths in State Prisons In Recent Weeks, Mississippi Moving Inmates to Private Facilities. Here's What to Know

By Josiah Bates

Americans Aren’t Supposed to Be Jailed Before Trial Just Because They Can’t Make Bail. But It Happens All the Time

It violates a person’s rights to jail her solely because she cannot make a payment and without the government demonstrating that pretrial detention is absolutely necessary

By Alec Karakatsanis December 16, 2019

‘This Is a Story of Hope.’ New Documentary Series College Behind Bars Follows Men and Women Working to Gain College Degrees While in Prison

New documentary 'College Behind Bars' follows men and women working to gain college degrees while in prison

By Madeleine Carlisle November 26, 2019

Criminal Justice Reform Shouldn't Just Focus on People Behind Bars. Here's How We Can Improve the Lives of Millions More

When we talk about criminal justice reform, we naturally think about the people behind bars. But there’s another population that gets far less attention — one that’s facing a world of challenges which, if not...

By Tim Walz and Mike Parson October 15, 2019

Cyntoia Brown Speaks Up For Other Women In NBC Interview

Cyntoia Brown-Long says there are plenty of other women like her doing prison time who have not received the same attention she has.

By Jasmine Aguilera October 15, 2019

Criminal Justice Reform Is Proving a Tricky Subject for Many of These 2020 Democrats

From health care to climate change, the crowded field of Democratic presidential contenders has a number of complex subjects to tackle in stump speeches, interviews and debates.But few are proving as thorny as criminal justice...

By Josiah Bates July 2, 2019

Jared Kushner: Fifteen Lessons I Learned From Criminal-Justice Reform

Jared Kushner writes about his experience championing criminal justice reform

By Jared Kushner April 24, 2019

Is If Beale Street Could Talk Based on a True Story? The Answer Is Complicated

The Academy Awards category of Best Adapted Screenplay can contain many layers. Some of this year's nominees, like Can You Ever Forgive Me? and BlacKkKlansman, are based on books as well as true stories. That...

By Olivia B. Waxman February 22, 2019

The Inside Story of How Prison Reform Got Done

Years of work by prison-reform advocates has paid off, thanks to an unlikely coalition that included Jared Kushner and Kim Kardashian West

By Brian Bennett December 21, 2018

Senate Passes Criminal Justice Overhaul

In a surprise end-of-the-year move, the Senate late Tuesday passed a sweeping and bipartisan rewrite of the nation’s criminal code with 87 votes in favor of the most ambitious changes in a generation.Despite the headline-grabbing...

By Philip Elliott December 18, 2018

Meek Mill Is In Jail for a Wheelie While Harvey Weinstein Roams Free

The American criminal justice system is broken: just look at Meek Mill and Harvey Weinstein. This month, Meek Mill, a 30-year-old rapper, was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violating the terms...

By Jill Filipovic November 21, 2017

How to Get States to Reduce Crime and Incarceration At Once

Crime rates are down, but the number of people behind bars keeps increasing

By Hilary O. Shelton and Lauren-Brooke Eisen October 4, 2017

Most Women in Prison Are Victims of Domestic Violence. That's Nothing New

Thanks to a unique historical record created by women in a Mississippi prison in the 1930s, it’s possible to see the similarities between women’s incarceration then and now

By Karen L. Cox October 2, 2017

2 Years In Prison Inspired Me to Fight for Justice Reform

'The entire experience was subhuman'

By Andrea James September 22, 2017

Newt Gingrich, Van Jones: Drug Courts Can Help Solve the Opioid Crisis

Two political opponents agree: We should change how we prosecute addiction

By Newt Gingrich, Van Jones August 1, 2017

Criminal Justice

Bryan Stevenson: We’re Taking the Wrong Approach to Criminal Justice Reform

Parole Hearings Set Prisoners Up for Failure

WNBA Star Maya Moore Skips Second Year of Professional Basketball, and 2020 Olympics, to Focus on Criminal Justice Advocacy

After 5 Deaths in State Prisons In Recent Weeks, Mississippi Moving Inmates to Private Facilities. Here's What to Know

Americans Aren’t Supposed to Be Jailed Before Trial Just Because They Can’t Make Bail. But It Happens All the Time

It violates a person’s rights to jail her solely because she cannot make a payment and without the government demonstrating that pretrial detention is absolutely necessary

‘This Is a Story of Hope.’ New Documentary Series College Behind Bars Follows Men and Women Working to Gain College Degrees While in Prison

New documentary 'College Behind Bars' follows men and women working to gain college degrees while in prison

Criminal Justice Reform Shouldn't Just Focus on People Behind Bars. Here's How We Can Improve the Lives of Millions More

When we talk about criminal justice reform, we naturally think about the people behind bars. But there’s another population that gets far less attention — one that’s facing a world of challenges which, if not...

Cyntoia Brown Speaks Up For Other Women In NBC Interview

Cyntoia Brown-Long says there are plenty of other women like her doing prison time who have not received the same attention she has.

Criminal Justice Reform Is Proving a Tricky Subject for Many of These 2020 Democrats

From health care to climate change, the crowded field of Democratic presidential contenders has a number of complex subjects to tackle in stump speeches, interviews and debates.But few are proving as thorny as criminal justice...

Jared Kushner: Fifteen Lessons I Learned From Criminal-Justice Reform

Jared Kushner writes about his experience championing criminal justice reform

Is If Beale Street Could Talk Based on a True Story? The Answer Is Complicated

The Academy Awards category of Best Adapted Screenplay can contain many layers. Some of this year's nominees, like Can You Ever Forgive Me? and BlacKkKlansman, are based on books as well as true stories. That...

The Inside Story of How Prison Reform Got Done

Years of work by prison-reform advocates has paid off, thanks to an unlikely coalition that included Jared Kushner and Kim Kardashian West

Senate Passes Criminal Justice Overhaul

In a surprise end-of-the-year move, the Senate late Tuesday passed a sweeping and bipartisan rewrite of the nation’s criminal code with 87 votes in favor of the most ambitious changes in a generation.Despite the headline-grabbing...

Meek Mill Is In Jail for a Wheelie While Harvey Weinstein Roams Free

The American criminal justice system is broken: just look at Meek Mill and Harvey Weinstein. This month, Meek Mill, a 30-year-old rapper, was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violating the terms...

How to Get States to Reduce Crime and Incarceration At Once

Crime rates are down, but the number of people behind bars keeps increasing

Most Women in Prison Are Victims of Domestic Violence. That's Nothing New

Thanks to a unique historical record created by women in a Mississippi prison in the 1930s, it’s possible to see the similarities between women’s incarceration then and now

2 Years In Prison Inspired Me to Fight for Justice Reform

'The entire experience was subhuman'

Newt Gingrich, Van Jones: Drug Courts Can Help Solve the Opioid Crisis

Two political opponents agree: We should change how we prosecute addiction

Police Are Seizing Billions in Property From People Never Charged With Crimes. It Must End

Despite Jeff Sessions's desire to expand the practice

The Destructive Lie Behind "Mass Incarceration"

That term is hiding what's actually happening in the correctional system