The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority has cut back extensively on criminal defendants’ ability to seek relief from harsh...

Content Warning: drugs and addiction Drug cartels are threatening  the health and safety of Native American communities by trafficking...

In recent years, the criminal legal system has experienced a gradual shift towards rehabilitation , emphasizing the creation and...

TW: Sexual Violence Most people have heard of the common legal principle of statutes of limitations, but just how the limitations apply...

Rising homelessness, shoplifting and staggering gun violence have dominated headlines and social media feeds across the United States in...

Though traditional notions of public safety have long regarded law enforcement as the only effective means of keeping communities safe,...

Maryland has been making changes to its juvenile legislation, and the state most recently passed the Juvenile Restoration Act (JRA),...

On Aug. 16, 2016, Stacy Lorraine Naber, a transgender woman, was found dead in her cell in a mens prison facility at Dade Correctional...

The pandemic has ravaged the criminal legal system, and COVID-19 has only aggravated the poor conditions within jails and prisons...

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, students across the country adapted to online, distance learning—a reality that...

The Supreme Court heard oral argument this term in a case that could substantively change how low-risk prisoners apply for resentencing...

Kayla Moore, a transgender woman, was experiencing a paranoid schizophrenic mental health crisis. Instead of receiving care, she was...

Police Body-Worn Cameras (PBCs) are implemented with various policy goals, but most prominently, they are used to reduce police...

On Sept. 30, 2021, President Biden proclaimed October 2021 as National Youth Justice Action Month. In this proclamation, he specified...

The District of Columbia’s 120-year-old criminal code is finally being rewritten. D.C.’s current criminal code dates back to 1901, the...

In March 2017, three male prisoners sued the Louisiana Department of Public Safety Corrections (LDOC) and the wardens at the Louisiana...

While COVID-19 has drastically affected the jail and prison populations across the country, the pandemic has brought one benefit to the...

Once a frowned-upon practice thought to impede the truth-seeking function of the justice system, plea bargains have become the system....

In most states, police can secure a warrant that enables them to enter a house without knocking or announcing themselves first. The...

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data...