criminal justice

prison garden

Forget Nutraloaf — prisoners are growing their own food

From New York to California, prison gardening programs serve as cost-effective food sources and provide inmates with better nutrition.

Forget Nutraloaf — prisoners are growing their own food
incarcerated moms

Formerly incarcerated moms fight for reforms to save families

Formerly incarcerated moms fight for reforms to save families
Kalief Browder

In two dozen states, juvenile offenders can be put in solitary. Advocates want to change that.

In two dozen states, juvenile offenders can be put in solitary. Advocates want to change that.
scalia

Despite a full life, Justice Scalia died prematurely — by at least one measure

Despite a full life, Justice Scalia died prematurely — by at least one measure
obama in prison

Harvey Silverglate: Would Obama recognize criminal justice reform if it stuck him in the eye?

Harvey Silverglate: Would Obama recognize criminal justice reform if it stuck him in the eye?
Zambia 5

A musician convicted of rape is released after he sings the praises of Zambia's president

Clifford Dimba went from serving an 18-year sentence to a presidential pardon.

A musician convicted of rape is released after he sings the praises of Zambia's president
Bland jailhouse video

Jail where Sandra Bland died was not in compliance

Jail where Sandra Bland died was not in compliance
Sandra Bland

How a traffic stop ended with a young black woman dead in a Texas jail

The FBI has been called in to investigate the hanging death of Sandra Bland, a young, black woman in a Texas jail. The official cause is “suicide,” but her family finds that incomprehensible. And many are questioning how the Texas police handled what should have been a routine traffic stop.

How a traffic stop ended with a young black woman dead in a Texas jail
For all the good citizens who keep silent when a situation like Divan Silva's shooting occurs, there are numbers of good police officers who’ve retreated behind the blue wall of silence after witnessing brute force by rogue cops.

A stalemate of silence: 'If cops won’t snitch on each other, why should we snitch for them?'

The failure of citizens or police to speak up hides criminals and protects dangerous cops.

A stalemate of silence: 'If cops won’t snitch on each other, why should we snitch for them?'
Angel Echavarria with his 22-year-old daughter, Ishannis Lopez, and other family members.

'I never give up.' New evidence prompts release of man after 21 years in prison.

Forty-eight year old Angel Echavarria has spent nearly half his life in prison for a crime that a preponderance of new evidence suggests he did not commit. This week, a judge told Echavarria that he was a free man.

'I never give up.' New evidence prompts release of man after 21 years in prison.
One topic of discussion between Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping when they met in California last summer was cyber espionage.

The Obama administration has put China on notice — with indictments for cyber espionage

In an unprecedented move, the US Justice Department is charging five Chinese military officers with cyber espionage. And the charges are not being well-received in China.

The Obama administration has put China on notice — with indictments for cyber espionage

Special Guest: Scott Turow

Special Guest: Scott Turow

Police Sketch

Police Sketch

Courthouse Design

Courthouse Design