In the Innovate for Impact Criminology Design Challenge, teams designed new initiatives to address some of society’s most ...

The right to counsel was established 60 years ago last month in the landmark Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright. The persistent failure to honor that right calls into question the legitimacy of ...

Imagine you and a few friends are winding down, relaxing around a campfire outside your homes. Sounds peaceful, right? I’m sure many of us have probably experienced something similar. But for some ...

The legislature has made dramatic reforms to our criminal justice system over the past several years—limiting monetary bail, increasing the discovery obligations of prosecutors, reducing incarceration ...

The Broward County State Attorney’s office will now publicly share data about who they prosecute and how they prosecute. Releasing the data, known as Prosecutorial Performance Indicators, is part of a ...

Welcome to Sobremesa, a column where you’ll read fervent calls to action on myriad social justice issues. In Spanish, Sobremesa is a word that describes the time before and after a meal when people ...

What do Republicans Brian Kemp of Georgia and Ron DeSantis of Florida have in common with Democrats Gavin Newsom of California and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan? They all won their reelection this ...

Capitol Hill is buzzing about the serious problems within our federal criminal justice system. The Federal Bureau of Investigations, Department of Justice, and other agencies are under the microscope ...

Have you ever wondered what it takes to fundamentally improve safety, justice and fairness in South Carolina’s criminal justice system? The short answer is, it’s complicated. However, it is not an ...

I appreciate the editorial board’s interest in our state’s prison system. As the new Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, I agree that “bold and urgent action to ...