Criminal Justice

Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a grassroots fundraiser in Miami, Florida.

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 preside...

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...

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner talks with President Donald Trump during a signing ceremony for criminal justice reform legislation in the Oval Office of the White House, Dec. 21, 2018.

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

Jared Kushner writes about his experience championing criminal justice refo...

Jared Kushner writes about his experience championing criminal justice reform

William Tony A. Maynard in Co-op City, Bronx, N.Y., on Feb. 20.

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 lay...

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...

President Donald Trump signs criminal justice reform legislation in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 21, 2018.

How Unlikely Allies Got Prison Reform Done—With an Assist From Kim Kardashian West

Years of work by prison-reform advocates has paid off, thanks to an unlikel...

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

The US Capitol is seen in Washington, DC on Dec. 17, 2018.

The Senate Just Passed a Major Criminal Justice Bill. But the Fight's Not Over Yet

In a surprise end-of-the-year move, the Senate late Tuesday passed a sweepi...

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...

Meek Mill in New York City on July 21, 2017.

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 ...

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

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