Are California’s Youth Offender Parole Hearings Working?
A new study evaluates whether California’s new specialized parole hearings live up to the Supreme Court’s mandate to give juvenile lifers a real shot at release.
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What’s the Real Rate of Sex-Crime Recidivism?
One sentence in a 1986 mass-market magazine continues to sway court cases involving sex offenders. By Steven Yoder…
Are Attacks on Police Hate Crimes?
Louisiana may become the first state to protect cops under hate-crime laws. By Kate Wheeling Police in Lafayette,…
The Data That Shows American Juries Are Racially Biased
It’s been 30 years since Timothy Foster, a black man, was sentenced to death by an all-white jury.…
Releasing Prisoners Without Increasing Crime
New research finds California crime rates remained stable even as its prison population was reduced. By Tom Jacobs…
How States Are Failing to Provide Justice for All
With a patchwork, piecemeal system of civil legal aid, states are a long way from fulfilling the Constitution’s…
How Can America Fix Its Crime Labs?
Scandals have plagued crime labs across the country. What can be done to prevent the next one? By…
American Police and Prisons Are Failing the Mentally Ill
Those with severe mental conditions are more likely to be incarcerated, and less likely to be granted opportunities such as parole.
The Long Generational Shadow of the Clintons’ Crime Bill
How a 20-year-old piece of legislation highlights the changing face of African-American activists.
Two of Los Angeles’ Biggest Wrongful Conviction Cases Exemplify the Justice System’s Biggest Errors
Together, the exonerated men have spent 60 years in prison.