Arrest

Even if a record is officially wiped clean, it's legal for criminal justice agencies and other websites to keep criminal records online.

Meridian, Mississippi, is the latest district to face consequences for disproportionately punishing black students.

Many say getting arrested, and then helping those in prison, is part of the point.

Texas A&M researchers explain how community-based programs rehabilitate juvenile offenders better, and for less money, than correctional facilities.

Mistrust and resentment may make arrestees more violent once they’re in prison.

Scientific research reveals the harmful effects of Tasers, on both body and mind.

Community courts across the country are fighting judicial backlog and lowering re-arrest rates.

In a unanimous decision that went far further than most anticipated, the Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement officers must obtain a warrant before searching a cell phone—even after arresting its owner.