Crime and Justice NewsFeb 12 minPerjury Case Of Philadelphia Cops Is Rarity Among Wrongful ConvictionsOf the nearly 3,500 people exonerated of serious crimes in the U.S. since 1989, more than half had their cases marred by alleged...
Crime and Justice NewsJan 312 minReport: Drug Use In Jails And Prisons Punished Instead Of TreatedA new report from the Prison Policy Initiative argues that jails and prisons, despite often acting as “de facto treatment facilities,”...
Crime and Justice NewsJan 302 minReport: Steep Rise in Electronic Monitoring; Little Public BenefitThe number of people on electronic monitoring in the criminal-legal and immigration systems grew almost tenfold between 2005 and 2022,...
Crime and Justice NewsJan 292 minCan Democrats Seize Anticrime Message In Retail Theft Crackdown?Democrats want to talk tough on crime in an election year. Their target is shoplifting. Successfully pursuing retail theft could rob the...