Trump's Justice Department has removed questions about gender identity and trans people from at least four federal surveys.

The Department of Justice is leaving researchers, policymakers, and advocates in the dark about deaths in police custody, prisons, and jails.

The Enduring, Pernicious Whiteness Of True Crime White voices and victims dominate the genre, which can skew the perception of what constitutes a crime. Illustration by Daniel Zender.

The latest frontier in drug reform has been the loosening of legal restrictions on psilocybin—the psychoactive compound in “magic mushrooms.” Psilocybin reform is an important development for at least ...

Qualified Immunity: Explained How a 60-year-old legal doctrine lets law enforcement officers off the hook for violating civil rights.

How Criminal Justice Reform Fared at the Ballot Box on Tuesday Voters elected new sheriffs and DAs who’ve vowed to challenge mass incarceration and ICE, and they approved initiatives to curtail drug ...

If Officer Matthew Drake had faced serious discipline for his misconduct, he might not have been on duty the night of Tyshon Jones’s death.

In America, judges, juries, and prosecutors can still exhibit clear signs of anti-LGBTQ+ bias when giving people a death sentence.

According to FBI data, the U.S. is about as safe as it’s ever been. So why is tough-on-crime rhetoric on the rise?

What Happens When Community Violence Intervention Gets the Support It Needs to Thrive? As cities look to make new investments in non-police responses to gun violence, the Bull City United program in ...

Kamala Harris Was a Tough-on-Crime Prosecutor in a Black Lives Matter Era Long after the American public became aware mass incarceration was a failed experiment, Harris failed to support progressive ...

Internal Documents Reveal How Bronx Prosecutors Are Taught to Slow Down Cases The tactics outlined encourage courtroom ‘dishonesty’ and ‘gamesmanship,’ legal experts argue. Bronx District Attorney ...