News in Brief What Stops ICE From Making Mass Arrests? Now that Trump has ousted officials who opposed a shock-and-awe arrest campaign, funding limitations may present the most serious barrier to such a plan. Jack Herrera
News in Brief The Sad Tale of Frank Olson, the U.S. Government’s Hallucinogen Fall Man Denver residents voted to decriminalize magic mushrooms, in the process ending a 65-year smear campaign against an unwitting MKUltra study subject. Jared Keller
Footnotes News in Brief Synthesizing the News ICE Courthouse Arrests in New York Have Increased 1,700 Percent Under Trump, According to a New Report ICE officers have expanded their scope to target all undocumented immigrants, regardless of background. Jack Herrera
Social Justice A New California Law Makes It Harder for ICE to Arrest Immigrants From Courthouses Judges and attorneys will be barred from disclosing the immigration status of most alleged crime victims and witnesses. Ashley Hackett
Education The Justice Department Compares the School-to-Prison Pipeline to Racial Segregation Meridian, Mississippi, is the latest district to face consequences for disproportionately punishing black students. Lauren Kirchner
News in Brief Nuns Protesting Nukes Many say getting arrested, and then helping those in prison, is part of the point. Lauren Kirchner
News in Brief Why Juvenile Justice Should Start—and Stay—at Home Texas A&M researchers explain how community-based programs rehabilitate juvenile offenders better, and for less money, than correctional facilities. Lauren Kirchner
News in Brief (Even More) Unintended Consequences of Police Use of Force Mistrust and resentment may make arrestees more violent once they’re in prison. Lauren Kirchner
News in Brief Faster Justice, Closer to Home: The Power of Community Courts Community courts across the country are fighting judicial backlog and lowering re-arrest rates. Lauren Kirchner
News in Brief Hard Data to Back Up the Rhetoric on Recidivism New York City has launched a public database to help study the problem of repeat offenders. Lauren Kirchner