Prisons & Policing

Would President Hillary Clinton dismantle her husband's legacy of mass incarceration? She's given people little hope.

What happens when a bunch of lawyers intent on distinguishing combatants from civilians discover that it cannot be done?

Immigrant rights advocates have increased pressure to end the punitive policy of holding in prison-like conditions mothers and children fleeing danger.

Stephen Tabeling: Good investigations and less aggressive tactics could lead to better results.

New cellphone video sheds light on Freddie Gray's fatal journey.

The police tactics a far-off stranger is facing today just may be what you're up against tomorrow.

For nearly 20 years, officers of the Chicago Police Department tortured more than 100 people. How survivors and their lawyers won a decades-long fight.

An examination of the limitations of previous federal interventions aiming to reform troubled departments.

A shocking video from inside the jail raises new questions.

Less attention has been paid to women who have been killed by police.