Criminal Justice

Bryan Stevenson at a prerelease screening, presented by The New York Times, for Just Mercy on Dec. 16, 2019.

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

Stevenson is the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative

Parole Hearings Are a Cruel Way to Decide a Prisoner's Fate. Here's How to Make the Process Fairer

Parole hearings are supposed to provide inmates who are eligible for releas...

Parole hearings are supposed to provide inmates who are eligible for release an opportunity to make their case for freedom. But the current system too often throws them in front of a board of strangers...

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2017, file photo, Minnesota Lynx's Maya Moore, left, shoots against Indiana Fever's Jazmon Gwathmey during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis. Moore will sit out a second straight WNBA season in 2020 to continue her push for criminal justice reform.

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

In an interview with the New York Times, Moore said that she's not retiring...

In an interview with the New York Times, Moore said that she's not retiring from basketball but also isn't in a place to return to the sport yet

Traffic moves past the front of the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, Miss. on May 19, 2010. Another Mississippi inmate died at the hands of a fellow inmate on, Jan. 2, 2020, this time, at the penitentiary, bringing the death toll to four amid disturbances over the past week in the state prison system.

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

The lockdown means that inmates can only move in emergency situations and t...

The lockdown means that inmates can only move in emergency situations and that there will not be any visitation this weekend, according to the statement.

Bail bonds services near the Orleans Parish Criminal District Courthouse on Oct. 26, 2012, in New Orleans.

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 ...

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

Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) students at Eastern New York Correctional Facility in an advanced bachelor’s degree seminar.

‘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...

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

About 4.5 million people in the United States are on probation or parole supervision—double the number of people locked up. If this population were its own city, it’d be the second largest in the country, writes Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

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 pe...

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...