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Criminal Justice

hands and heroin needle
Feature

First an Opioid Addiction. Then a Life-Altering Criminal Record.

Michael Cooper
Feature

The Criminal Justice System Should Be Trying to Trying to Put Itself Out of Business

Marlon Peterson
a long line at a courthouse
Feature

Dangerous Jobs. Harassment. Long Hours. Welcome to Court-Ordered Community Service.

s.e. smith
Rikers Island protest
Analysis

Closing Old Jails Doesn’t Mean You Have to Open New Ones

Marlon Peterson
Analysis

California’s Use of Force Law Is a Start, But Not What Communities Really Need

Marlon Peterson
person wearing a hijab
Feature

Police Took My Hijab. Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Stop Them From Doing It Again.

Vanessa Taylor
Sign advertising bail bond company
Analysis

New Jersey Is Proving That Bail Reform Works

Reuben Francis
Analysis

Trump’s Immigration Policy Is Part of a Long U.S. History of Ripping Families Apart

Elisa Minoff
Feature

Missouri Is Denying Parole to People Sentenced as Children

Katie Rose Quandt
First Person

My Criminal Record Kept Me Poor For 30 Years. A New Law Will Finally Let Me Move On.

Donna H.
First Person

I Spent 13 Years in Jail. Not Being Able to Vote Makes it Feel Like a Life Sentence.

LaShanna Tyson
Feature

The Fight Against Cash Bail Is Officially Mainstream

Jason Fernandes

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