Criminal Justice

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472 stories published since 2008

Data-Driven Sentencing May Punish the Poor and More in MuckReads Weekly

by Terry Parris Jr.,

Feb. 27, 2015, 1:56 p.m. EST

Police Brutality from Chicago to Gitmo and More in MuckReads Weekly

by Amanda Zamora and Terry Parris Jr.,

Feb. 20, 2015, 5 p.m. EST

Deadly Force, in Black and White

by Ryan Gabrielson, Eric Sagara and Ryann Grochowski Jones,

Oct. 10, 2014, 11:07 a.m. EDT

The Best Reporting on Federal Push to Militarize Local Police

by Hanqing Chen,

Aug. 19, 2014, 8:30 a.m. EDT

Sentenced to Wait: Efforts to End Prison Rape Stall Again

by Joaquin Sapien,

May 16, 2014, 3:26 p.m. EDT

Judge Throws Out Murder Charge in Mississippi Fetal Harm Case

by Nina Martin,

April 4, 2014, 2 p.m. EDT

Missing: A Boy and The Evidence Against His Accused Killer

by Joaquin Sapien and Hanna Trudo,

Dec. 23, 2013, 5 a.m. EST

Boys in Custody and the Women Who Abuse Them

by Joaquin Sapien,

July 2, 2013, 1:21 p.m. EDT

Rape and Other Sexual Violence Prevalent in Juvenile Justice System

by Joaquin Sapien,

June 6, 2013, 10:55 a.m. EDT

Hunger Strikes and Indefinite Detention: A Rundown on What’s Going on at Gitmo

by Cora Currier,

April 18, 2013, 9:45 a.m. EDT

The Best In-Depth Reporting on Immigration (#MuckReads)

by Theodoric Meyer,

Feb. 13, 2013, 12:40 p.m. EST

Land of the Free: the Best Investigative Reporting on U.S. Prisons

by Cora Currier,

June 29, 2012, 12:51 p.m. EDT

By the Numbers: The U.S.’s Growing For-Profit Detention Industry

June 20, 2012, 2:41 p.m. EDT

The 24 States That Have Sweeping Self-Defense Laws Just Like Florida’s

by Cora Currier,

March 22, 2012, 12:05 p.m. EDT

NYC’s Anti-Profiling Law: ‘Not Worth Paper It’s Written On’

by Justin Elliott,

March 2, 2012, 12:53 p.m. EST

Drive-by Scanning: Officials Expand Use and Dose of Radiation for Security Screening

by Michael Grabell,

Jan. 27, 2012, 9:30 a.m. EST

U.S. Insurance Firm Neglects Survivors of Iraqi Translators, May Face Criminal Charges

by T. Christian Miller,

May 23, 2011, 9:19 a.m. EDT

Six More Charged in New Orleans Danziger Bridge Shootings

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica,

July 13, 2010, 5:30 p.m. EDT

In New Orleans, Chaos in the Streets, and in Police Ranks Too

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, and Brendan McCarthy and Laura Maggi, The New Orleans Advocate/The Times-Picayune,

Dec. 12, 2009, 11 p.m. EST

FBI Opens Inquiry Into Death of Henry Glover

by A.C. Thompson,

March 28, 2009, 7:14 p.m. EDT

Air Marshals and the Law

by Michael Grabell,

Nov. 13, 2008, 12 p.m. EST

Air Marshals: Undercover and Under Arrest

by Michael Grabell,

Nov. 13, 2008, 5 a.m. EST