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Criminal Justice

Exterior of a Georgia prison

Forty States Still Charge Prisoners Co-Pays for Medical Care

Prisons in many states charge inmates $5 for medical care when prisoners are lucky to earn as much as 50 cents an hour. While some states suspended the practice during the pandemic, many are re-instituting them despite protests that they are inhumane and inefficient.
By Grace Kamin

There Are Too Many Wrongfully Convicted Prisoners for Just One Podcast

The popular podcast Wrongful Conviction has expanded to accommodate the huge number of convicts.
By James Ledbetter

Kamala Harris’ Criminal Justice Policies Are Under Scrutiny After Tupac-Weed Snafu

The California senator opposed legalizing marijuana in 2010.
By Davis Richardson

In New York, Push to Bypass Trump’s Pardon Power Gains Traction

By Madina Toure
Missouri State Capitol

Want to See How Desperate Democrats Are? Look No Further Than the Show-Me State.

By Cindy O’Laughlin
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and other Council members at an interfaith rally.

NYC Council Speaker Hopefuls Weigh in on Role of Race, Gender in Competition

By Madina Toure
Meek Mill.

Runaway Judge Who Sentenced Meek Mill Should Be Reprimanded

By Stacy Schneider
Bartolomeo Vanzetti (left), handcuffed to Nicola Sacco, 1923.

Massachusetts Executed Two Italian Immigrants 90 Years Ago—Why Does It Still Matter?

By Moshik Temkin
Inmates in the county jail in Williston, North Dakota.

US Prison System Plagued by High Illiteracy Rates

By Michael Sainato
San Quentin State Prison opened in 1852 and is California's oldest penitentiary.

What’s Hidden Behind the Walls of America’s Prisons

By Heather Ann Thompson
The panel discussion at CPAC on the incomparable power of prosecutors in our criminal justice system.

Dispatch From CPAC: Overzealous Prosecutors Must Be Stopped

By Sidney Powell
Is this worth the tape it’s wrapped with?

Forensic Evidence Largely Not Supported by Sound Science—Now What?

By Jessica Gabel Cino
Commissioner, Department of Correction, Joseph Ponte speaks during the Stella By Starlight 11th Annual Fundraising Gala at Prince George Ballroom on June 13, 2016 in New York City.

The Right Man for New York’s Toughest Job

By The Editors
Working out at ConBody

ConBody: The Prison-Style Workout With a Social Mission

By Sonja Hansen
Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Clinton Correctional Facility. (Photo by Darren McGee/New York State Governor's Office via Getty Images)

Cuomo to Separate Minors From General Population in State Prisons

By Jillian Jorgensen
Ball and chain, earlier models. (Photo: @lazylikewally / Flickr)

Talking GPS Trackers on Wisconsin Ex-Con Works Much Like a Real Ball-And-Chain

By Brady Dale
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 24: Comedian Eddie Griffin attends The 23rd Annual "Salute to Youth" Benefit And Venetian Masquerade at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 24, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

Eddie Griffin on Chronic, Toxic Racism in the Criminal Justice System

By Michael Sainato
CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 06: Republican presidential candidates (L-R) New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Carson, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) take the stage for the first prime-time presidential debate hosted by FOX News and Facebook at the Quicken Loans Arena August 6, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. The top-ten GOP candidates were selected to participate in the debate based on their rank in an average of the five most recent national political polls. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Kerik: Compel the Presidential Candidates to Take a Stand on Criminal Justice Reform

By Bernard B. Kerik
How is justice served when judges misuse bail. (DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images)

Power Failure: NYC Judges Penalize The Poor

By Jamie Fellner
A view of the entrance to the Rikers Island prison complex (

Kerik: New York City’s Glaring Lack of Leadership and Accountability on Jails

By Bernard B. Kerik
A locked cellblock inside the Los Angeles Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles. (Photo: Robyn Beck/Getty Images)

Facebook’s Policy for Prisoners Doesn’t Just Affect Inmates

By Hunter Harris
Sepp Blatter (Wikipedia)

What Disgraced FIFA President Sepp Blatter Can Learn From Lance Armstrong

By Peggy Drexler
Potential Democratic presidential candidate and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Baltimore Riots Cloud O’Malley’s Future

By Liz Mair

Former NY Times’ Top Editor Bill Keller Now Makes Coffee at His Start-Up

By David Wallis
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