Our society’s emphasis on drug-law enforcement and the stigmatization and punishment of people who use drugs is driven in significant…
In September, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which operates public transit in New York City, announced its plan to hire…
The sheriff deputies of San Diego County and San Diego cops have disproportionately policed and used force against people of…
Nine US citizens belonging to a Mormon community in Mexico were killed on November 4 by unknown gunmen. Just a…
The first person I interviewed for this story—days before I knew I would write it, because I felt ashamed—was my…
I need to go to the hospital," Alex Billmeyer told police officers as he was being booked into Dubuque County…
Gwendolyn Carr, the mother of Eric Garner—who was killed by NYPD police officer Daniel Pantaleo with a chokehold while being…
Do you think we need more jails?" I ask. It's cold and grey. I'm talking with a cop outside the…
Any wrongful conviction is a human tragedy," tweeted Sister Helen Prejan, a renowned author and anti-execution advocate, on October 2:…
New Yorkers are filing complaints against New York Police Department (NYPD) officers in numbers unseen in the past five years.…