Criminal Justice
Ayanna Pressley Just Called for Decriminalizing Sex Work
On Thursday, the congresswoman introduced a landmark criminal justice resolution that did not ignore sex workers' needs.
The Ghomeshi Trial Is Still Transforming Canada’s Sex Assault Laws
‘Had It Coming’ author Robyn Doolittle on what’s changed, and what’s stayed the same, since the landmark trial.
Kim Kardashian Is Using the Woman She Helped Free to Sell Shapewear
The ad compares the freedom Alice Marie Johnson feels out of prison to the way shapewear makes her feel.
Epstein's Death Is Exposing the 'Clusterfuck' Inside Trump's Prisons
"This is kind of like you're playing this game of chicken, and eventually something bad happens, and shit rolls downhill."
The Actual Facts Behind Jeffrey Epstein's Death Are Worse Than the Conspiracy Theories
Wrapping your head around the depraved financier's demise is actually pretty easy if you try.
The Times Changed, But 'Orange Is the New Black' Didn't
The show's attempts to make prison life entertaining undermine its mission of exposing harsh realities of incarceration.
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The Tragic Story of Rick Turner's Descent into Meth, Prison, and Death
He barely missed out on recent criminal justice reforms. Then his situation behind bars took a terrifying turn.
A Florida Woman Faced Ten Years for 'Meth' She Said Was 'Just a Rock'
The case highlights a sheriff's department with a history of misconduct and a central role in the recent prostitution bust that ensnared Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
What Federal Inmates Are Saying About Paul Manafort Getting Just 47 Months
"Only the non-connected do real time," one told us.
A Woman Faces Life in Prison for Sharing Drugs in Jail
A 22-year-old woman overdosed and died in jail. A 24-year-old faces first-degree murder charges. Did the system fail them both?
Examining the Tragic Bestival Drug Death of Louella Fletcher-Michie
The media and courts have been unanimous in their condemnation of Louella's boyfriend, Ceon Broughton. But it's not a cut and dry case.
Canadian Government Tables Bill to Expedite Weed Possession Pardons
The government plans to waive the fee and waiting period required to receive a pardon.
