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Meet the Arkansas Judge Who Faces Impeachment for Protesting Against the Death Penalty
A judge who blocked the state's execution efforts is now facing calls to be impeached.
Mental Health Awareness Month: Seven Things to Be Aware Of
Here are seven things one should be aware of during the month dedicated to mental health awareness.
Witnesses to Double Execution in Arkansas Say Prisoners May Have Suffered Painful Death
Arkansas carried out a shocking double execution Monday night.
Sentenced to Shut Up: To Protect Free Expression, Curb Prison Censorship
Prisons and jails saddle people with senseless restrictions on their ability to speak, write, and receive information.
Legalization Is Great, if You Live in the Mainstream
Like gun laws, there are distinctions of access that dictate who marijuana becomes legal for.
Was a Police Report Altered to Convict a Man for Murder? Inside a Woman’s Quest to Free Her Brother
Jonathan Edelstein, one of the lawyers involved, and with Jennifer Gonnerman, a staff writer for The New Yorker discuss the mystery of the altered report.
Massachusetts to Throw Out 21,000 Drug Convictions After State Chemist Tampers Evidence for Nine Years
In what may be the largest dismissal of wrongful convictions in US history, Massachusetts will throw out 21,587 criminal drug cases.
The Limits of Police “Reform”
When elites get to define the problem, they get to decide what constitutes solving it.
Trump’s War on Urban “Carnage” Was a Ruse
The president said he'd "send in the fed" to fix Chicago. On civil rights, he's doing the opposite.
Legal Chaos in Arkansas as Judges Halt State Plan to Carry Out Unprecedented Spate of Executions
Arkansas's plan to carry out an unprecedented series of executions has been thrown into chaos.