Criminal Justice

Athletes Aren't Dumb Jocks—We're the Face of Change

By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The GOP Can Lead on Criminal Justice Reform

By Elise Jordan

There Is Terror on Both Sides of the Badge

By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Black Lives Matter Organizers Tell How You Can Help

By IDEAS Desk
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Letters Between a Black Father and His Son

'I find myself wishing that I were a kid again. But then I remember Tamir Rice'

By Langston Glaude

How I Helped Raise My Kids From Prison

Mandatory minimum sentences changed my life

By Weldon Angelos

Federal Judge Dismisses Texas Lawsuit to Block Syrian Refugees From Resettling

Texas' governor has fought efforts to settle refugees in the state

By Emma Ockerman

Obama’s Post-Prison Jobs Plan Is Not Enough

His proposal for federal employees is just a start

By Benjamin Levin

U.S. Plans to make It Easier For Former Prisoners to Get ID

The moved is timed for National Reentry Week

By Maya Rhodan

What We Don't Understand About Violent Offenders

What we can learn from a man who served 19 years in prison about devastating effects of the criminal justice system and the power of hope

By Erica Williams Simon

Democratic Candidates Court Black Voters at Debate

Clinton and Sanders touch on criminal justice reform

By Daniel White

What Does 50,000 Volts From a Taser Do to Your Brain?

The researchers recruited 142 brave college students to be tased for science

By NBC News

President Obama Says He's 'Optimistic' About 2016

'I'm going to leave it all out on the field.'

By Ryan Teague Beckwith

Police Shooting Brings Ferguson to San Francisco: Activists

A dwindling black population rises in protest over a deadly police shooting

By Katy Steinmetz / San Francisco

NAACP President Arrested During Chicago Protest

Video of the arrest was captured and put on Facebook

By Daniel White

Obama Announces a 'Second Chance' for Prisoners

President Obama's initiative is part of a broader criminal justice reform campaign

By Sam Frizell

U.S. Police Leaders Urge an End to Mass Incarceration

“We need less incarceration, not more"

By Mark Rivett-Carnac

Zuckerberg Calls for Reform After Visiting Prison

He also visited a prison coding class

By Tessa Berenson Rogers

Senate Introduces Criminal-Justice Reform

The comprehensive bill would significantly reduce mandatory minimum sentences for a bevy of drug crimes

By Alex Altman and Maya Rhodan

New York Police Roll Out Stop-And-Frisk 'Receipts'

An effort to rein in a controversial program

By Sam Frizell
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