Pro-Reform Prosecutors, Especially Black Women, Find Themselves Under Fire
Reading Time: 4 minutes St. Louis prosecutor of gun-waving couple wins Democratic primary despite criticism from rivals, GOP.
Law and Disorder: Time for a Rethink
Reading Time: 8 minutes America’s difficulties with law enforcement trace back to colonial days.
US Won’t Pursue Saudi National Wanted in Manslaughter Case
Reading Time: 3 minutes As the Trump administration furthers its ties to Saudi Arabia, the US says it will not pursue a Saudi man who fled Oregon after killing a teenage girl in a hit-and-run.
The Sexual Assault Crisis Facing Native American Women
Reading Time: 6 minutes In the US, one in six women will become a victim of sexual assault in her lifetime. For women in Native American communities, that likelihood doubles.
Corruption-Fighting Minister Hopes for Obama Pardon
Reading Time: 3 minutes An activist who took on local politicans and a major corporation ended up in jail. But his troubles didn’t stop there.
The Hidden Truth About Mass Incarceration
Reading Time: 2 minutes Everywhere you turn, these days, it seems they’re talking about “mass incarceration.” But count on this site for a fresh perspective. In this podcast, a former member of the Symbionese Liberation Army, who spent time in prison for a 1975 bank robbery and is now a professor at the University of Illinois, talks to WhoWhatWhy’s Jeff Schechtman about how prison has become a panacea for a wide range of our social ills. And why the 1980s ushered in “the most extensive campaign of prison building and incarceration in modern history.”
Does Our Entire Criminal Justice System Need “Creative Destruction”?
Reading Time: < 1 minute A Law Professor who wants to throw out the law. That’s right: Adam Benforado thinks we should yank out by the roots our entire criminal justice system. Do we need to eliminate juries, much of our court system — and find whole new ways to determine guilt, innocence and punishment? Benforado says yes. PODCAST