Prisons & Policing

The initiative to pardon thousands of federal prisoners barely made a dent, and a resignation letter tells why.

Black women are disproportionately imprisoned when they defend themselves against domestic abuse.

A suspended policy that allowed local police to keep much of the assets they confiscate from fellow suspects was reinstated by the Department of Justice.

The FBI will soon implement a new program to pressure teachers and religious leaders into serving as informants.

Filming police is legal in all 50 states — so why are people still being arrested while doing it?

Following the Belgium attacks, Republican presidential contenders spoke out in response.

The story of criminalization reflects the lengths that the Guatemalan government will go to guarantee that leaders remain in prison.

Groups are working hard to make sure that those preemptively prosecuted are not scapegoated and receive real justice.

The newest study on racial bias in the courtroom comes via South Carolina.

Obama stands to learn a thing or two about human rights during his upcoming trip to Cuba.