Trump's Justice Department has removed questions about gender identity and trans people from at least four federal surveys.

Four Austin Women Reported Their Sexual Assaults. But Police And Prosecutors Failed To Hold The Perpetrators Accountable. While a debate over defunding the police rages in Austin, a new lawsuit ...

The Enduring, Pernicious Whiteness Of True Crime White voices and victims dominate the genre, which can skew the perception of what constitutes a crime. Illustration by Daniel Zender.

How Criminal Justice Reform Fared at the Ballot Box on Tuesday Voters elected new sheriffs and DAs who’ve vowed to challenge mass incarceration and ICE, and they approved initiatives to curtail drug ...

According to FBI data, the U.S. is about as safe as it’s ever been. So why is tough-on-crime rhetoric on the rise?

On the hook to repay $1.3 billion of debt this year, the nation's largest prison telecom company, Securus, is on the verge of bankruptcy. Its failure would represent a remarkable victory for advocates ...

In America, judges, juries, and prosecutors can still exhibit clear signs of anti-LGBTQ+ bias when giving people a death sentence.

Crime-free housing ordinances are part of a legacy of local laws and policies used to perpetuate racial segregation in housing, policies which have outlived both chattel slavery and Jim Crow.

Explainer: How ‘Technical Violations’ Drive Incarceration Incarcerating someone for a noncriminal rule violation doesn’t improve outcomes or safety; it does the opposite.

Sports venues like the new SoFi Stadium have been crushing poor communities around the country for over a century.

The felony murder rule has a long and complicated history that is worth examining precisely because it’s not that simple.

Erasing the “Scarlet E” of Eviction Records Policymakers must protect tenants from records that can effectively banish people from civil society.