Criminal Justice
Vox’s coverage of advances and failures of the American criminal justice system.
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to let Californians sue some firearm manufacturers and sellers.
Chloe Cockburn’s job is finding and funding the highest-impact groups working on criminal justice. Here are her top picks.
The three white men who shot the 25-year-old Black man dead won’t walk free.
He likened his jail cell to “a one-star hotel” and lashed out at the American legal system.
Jones will remain in prison for life, and the state has yet to reckon with its history of horrific lethal injections.
The 18-year-old who shot three men at a protest took the stand and resorted to a tried-and-true strategy for white men in trouble.
As the trial over the killing of Arbery continues, experts say it’s time to rethink pro-vigilante laws across the country.
Several justices appear concerned that respecting inmates’ religious rights might make it harder to execute them.
What happens when your prosecutor’s goal is keeping people out of prison?
A new religion case forces the Supreme Court to confront the legacy of one of its cruelest decisions.
America’s tremendous number of firearms makes it much harder to reform policing.
There appear to be at least five votes to significantly expand the Second Amendment.
Domestic violence deaths are preventable. We asked experts how to stop them.
More than a century of gun laws are potentially on the chopping block.
A new opinion suggests that “qualified immunity” could become much closer to absolute immunity from lawsuits.
States are generally following the same model for marijuana legalization. They don’t have to.
Trump’s first Supreme Court appointee’s radical vision to remake America, explained.
Abortion, guns, regulation — conservatives are poised for a big year.
There’s solid evidence for the crime-fighting abilities of police. But it requires a close look.
Web sleuthing was a tricky true crime hobby. Then Gabby Petito went missing.
In the quest for alternatives to police, interrupters simply aren’t a proven idea.
The state embraces a reform proposed by Justice Thurgood Marshall more than three decades ago.
The NBC sitcom was always about cuddly cops. Now, in its final season, it’s uneasy about that idea.
There are real, evidence-based solutions to the drug overdose crisis.
The US is in its most violent period in the 21st century. There are some things we know — and others we don’t.
Michael Pollan on America’s broken — but improving — relationship with drugs.
Sha’Carri Richardson’s suspension over marijuana is a callback to an era Americans are moving away from.
Though Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years, police violence continues to plague America.
Marijuana legalization is sweeping states from Connecticut to New Mexico. The writing is on the wall.
A new Vox poll shows a majority of Americans are open to the Breathe Act’s ambitious reforms.
A driver crashed into a crowd of protesters, killing one of them.
By centering policing, they do little to address the root cause.
“The peace process has opened up a space for other concerns and for other political debates.”
Police are pointing fingers at protests to explain the murder increase. The data suggests the story is more complicated.
Biden wants to expand immigrants’ access to legal representation.
Not being entirely honest on your Tinder profile is not a federal crime.
Progress in each has been fitful and difficult. But that hasn’t blunted resolve to truly change policing.
On the anniversary of George Floyd’s death, young protesters reflect on the movement’s lasting impact.
New body cam footage dramatically differs from the original 2019 police report.
Politicians tend to focus on universal background checks. License requirements have more evidence behind them.