Prisons & Policing

“Dear Marissa” is an apology to Marissa Alexander, a black woman who was sentenced in Florida to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot at her abusive …

The government owns the narrative. They own the courtroom. They own the story being told: America is fair, honest, good. Police don't lie. Prosecutors are only interested in justice. …

Numerous groups have campaigned for years calling for his release, saying he never received a fair trial and was convicted largely on the basis of testimony from a jailhouse …

On Friday, Feb 14, 92 prisoners escaped from their prison in the Libyan town of Zliten.

Attorney General Eric Holder called for a ban on laws prohibiting more than 6 million felons from voting.

Lewis James Little was finally released after a month of incarceration for a murder he did not commit.

Oakland's Domain Awareness Center could be in violation of the California city's Nuclear Free Zone ordinance.

“While support for major reform is growing in both political parties, many prosecutors are still living in the dark ages.”

Vermont and West Virginia recently introduced transparency and accountability legislation aimed at protecting taxpayersand putting them back in charge of their public services.

Emerging details in the “NATO 3” trial point to overblown charges.