criminal justice system
Has the US Legal System Always Been Such a Joke?
Between paramilitary police and timid prosecutors afraid to pursue white-collar criminals, it's easy to be cynical about law and order in America.
Thousands of Convictions Are Now in Doubt Because the FBI Sucks at Forensics
Despite its usefulness as fodder for television crime dramas, forensic science has glaring flaws, and the FBI's investigations spanning decades are looking flimsier than ever.
25 Years Later, The Central Park Five Are Finally Getting Paid
In 1989, NYC put 5 black and Hispanic boys in jail for a brutal rape they did not commit. Now, it's time for $40 million worth of sweet justice.
Larry King Needs to Stop Trying to 'Understand' OJ Simpson
At a panel "celebrating" the 20th anniversary of the OJ Simpson trial, former talk show host Larry King spent the evening discussing his sexual conquests and attempting to solve the "enigma of OJ."
I Was OJ Simpson's Accomplice (on His Hidden-Camera Prank Show)
After answering a Craigslist ad looking for actors, I was hired to be OJ Simpson's sidekick on a hidden-camera prank show called Juiced. In between takes, OJ would make jokes about the double murder he had been accused of.
A Texas Teen Is Facing Life in Prison Over Hash Oil Brownies
The added ingredient turned the 19-year-old's offense into a first-degree felony comparable to murder.
Cecily McMillan Jurors' Remorse Is Not Good Enough
Convictions ruin lives; sentencing laws are harsh. And the jurors hearing cases should know better.