Liu Xiaobo, Chinese Dissident and Nobel Peace Laureate, Dies at 61
July 13, 2017
Liu won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 for his lifelong fight for human rights in China.
Donald Trump’s Apprenticeship Executive Order Can Help Returned Citizens
July 13, 2017
How the president's executive order can expand opportunities for returned citizens.
Cities Spend More and More on Police. Is It Working?
July 7, 2017
Cities keep allocating more of their budgets toward law enforcement. A new analysis says that's misguided.
Otto Warmbier, U.S. Student Held by North Korea, Released
June 13, 2017
Warmbier’s parents told The Washington Post their son is in a coma.
Jeff Sessions Is Dragging American Drug Policy Back to the Reagan Era
June 2, 2017
The Trump administration is dragging us back to draconian drug sentencing policies that have already failed.
Jeff Sessions' War on Drugs May Hurt Donald Trump's Supporters
May 31, 2017
The administration's push for tougher prosecution of drug offenders could backfire and whittle away Trump’s base.
Jeff Sessions Issues Harsh New Sentencing Guidelines for Justice Department Prosecutors
May 12, 2017
The memo reverses previous guidance under the Obama administration, directing prosecutors to pursue the 'most serious, readily provable offense.'
Life Imprisonment Is at an All-Time High in US Prisons
May 9, 2017
When 1 in 7 U.S. inmates is serving a life term, it's time to rethink our failed crime policies.
Trump and Sessions Threaten Conservatives' Criminal Justice Reform Effort
April 11, 2017
The attorney general is ready to bring back the days when conservatives lacked compassion on criminal justice.
Conservative States Are Giving Juveniles a Second Chance After Prison
March 30, 2017
Arkansas and other red states are right to ban life without parole for children.