Bill Clinton isn't the only one who deserves blame for turning America into a carceral state.

There's a gerrymandering problem that Democrats aren't talking about.

He and several other candidates have issued plans that appear ambitious only because America's system is so broken.

Michael Fox had no choice but to give Scott Wharton life without parole—then spent years fighting to set him free. This is a real-life parable about our broken criminal justice system.

The prosecution of the Patriots owner, and his recent legal victories, reveal deep flaws in the U.S. criminal justice system.

An unorthodox strategy to mask his flaws will only end up emphasizing them.

It's one of the most effective tools for reducing mass incarceration, but few are taking advantage of it.

Congress is on the brink of passing the First Step Act. Here's what the second step may look like.

Andrew Gillum wants to fix his state's broken carceral system. He's not alone among Democratic nominees for governor.

Many whites see the police as a tool to enforce a certain racial order.

Despite his fear-mongering over crime, the president recently promised to help ex-prisoners "get a second chance at life." Can he deliver?

A memo from 1982 sheds a harsh light on the Trump AG's crusade for “law and order" 25 years later.

Children’s books are finally taking on a pressing subject: mass incarceration and how it affects families.