By the late 1850s, the first military prisoners were being housed on the island. Alcatraz Origins The...
Criminal Justice
Financial incentives throughout the criminal justice system encourage punitive enforcement and sustain mass incarceration. By Ram Subramanian,...
Before talking about the worth of a wrongful death lawsuit, it is important to know what can...
Getting in touch with a criminal defense lawyer can be a daunting prospect, so it’s best to...
America’s criminal legal system is unduly harsh. Experts explain how we got here and solutions that will...
How a man who never held elected office shaped one of America’s most punitive criminal justice systems....
Teens held in solitary confinement around the clock, shackled with leg irons and deprived of an education....
Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration. Fifty years ago, as...
Getting convicted simply means that you have been through the whole judicial process that includes, being arrested,...
A crime or criminal offense is described as an unlawful act that is punishable by a state...
Police brutality is an issue that affects many across the world, but in the United States, it...
Criminal justice reform can save New York State money and reduce the racial wealth gap. Foreword The...
Legal professions today are considered prestigious thanks to their high demand and good pay. Whether you’re looking...
Eye-witness testimonies are an essential component of many trials. They are a fundamental piece of evidence that...
Mayors are facing a phenomenon – officers slowing their work in the wake of high-profile episodes of...
Legal estrangement speaks to detachment and eventual alienation from the law’s enforcers. Originally published by the Yale...
Although a social hierarchy placed some in privileged positions, the code proscribed punishments applicable to all classes....
Defunding America’s wars at home and abroad. Think of it as a war system that’s been coming...
We need to end systemic racism and the militarism that makes it even deadlier—from Kabul to Atlanta...
The systemic racism and brutality of the criminal justice system extend far beyond police misconduct. By Adam...
More than 40,000 restrictions leave rights, benefits, and opportunities out of reach for Americans with past convictions....
When a grassroots campaign called “Stop Killer Cops!” exposed an active White supremacist group inside the Richmond...
It has “a chilling effect against those exercising their constitutional rights to assemble and express their views.”...
Police across the country now have access to surveillance technologies that were recently available only to national...
The nation’s Founders offered a couple clues on how to deal with guys with law enforcement and...
Police interaction with black people can be much more insidious than these headline-grabbing moments we’re seeing today....
Many acts we would describe as crimes today were largely unprosecuted before the mid-nineteenth century. Introduction As...
A new theology that came to dominate British religion after the Reformation altering the relationship between the...
It was sought after post-execution to cure a variety of swellings, wens in particular. Abstract From the...
Counting adults who are unable to vote is intellectually dishonest, but that’s par for the course for...