Prisons & Policing

A key piece of evidence in the case against the officers is the video showing Gray screaming in apparent agony as police drag him to a van.

Civilian boards recommending consequences for police lack power, but Newark is changing that.

U.S. communities are experimenting with alternative first-response models that minimize contact with the police.

As we revel in our moral courage, we've failed to fully apprehend the enormity of our moral failures.

Michelle West is one of many drug war prisoners who, without a presidential commutation, will most likely die behind bars.

It is possible that proposed "reform" isn't meant to end mass incarceration at all, but rather create an opportunity for expanded profiteering.

Prisoners, advocates and their supporters see the settlement as the first step toward ending solitary confinement.

California has agreed to greatly reduce the use of solitary confinement.

Jeff Smith speaks about what he learned in prison and his thoughts about criminal legal reform.

A member of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty describes how racism is aided and abetted by prosecutors in America's injustice system.