Criminal Justice
Vox’s coverage of advances and failures of the American criminal justice system.
Blake’s shooting has inspired intense protests, a professional sports strike, and fiery rhetoric from President Trump.
More than 80 black people have been killed by police since Breonna Taylor died in March.
This is what a president does when he thinks he can do whatever he wants.
The court’s decision is unlikely to change the outcome of the Flynn prosecution, but it has big implications for the rule of law.
The company removed at least four of these groups and pages after Recode flagged them for posts about shooting BLM protesters.
Channeling Martin Luther King Jr., protesters against police violence are gathering at the Lincoln Memorial Friday.
Police in Wisconsin told armed militia members that “we appreciate you guys.”
The self-identified militia member is suspected of fatally shooting two people and injuring a third during a night of protests.
The Bucks refused to play in the middle of the NBA playoffs to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
The father of a Parkland shooting victim said school discipline, not gun laws, was to blame for the mass shooting.
Biden has a plan to take on the NRA again. But it’s unclear if Democrats will prioritize the issue.
Floyd’s brother and Garner’s mother called America to action on the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
It took his resurfaced racist posts for me to tell my father’s story.
Trump has repeatedly claimed he’s “the least racist person.” His history suggests otherwise.
Joe Biden’s new criminal justice reform plan reverses some of the policies he helped make law.
How the Supreme Court hides major conservative victories in plain sight.
Advocates hope the new policy will serve as a model for other jurisdictions.
Here are three races to watch in Arizona’s primary election on August 4.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving Boston Marathon bomber, will face a new sentencing trial.
The plainclothes NYPD Warrant Squad that “kidnapped” a Black Lives Matter protester, explained.
Fear City takes everything at face value, and the results are tedious and vapid.
Both “abolish the police” and “abolish ICE” have reframed the conversation around criminal justice reform.
Inside the distinctive, largely unknown ideology of American policing — and how it justifies racist violence.
Seattle’s police-free neighborhood started experiencing violence, but locals still don’t trust the police.
Right before he resigned, Jeff Sessions sabotaged the DOJ’s ability to fight police abuse.
It’s not expected to go anywhere in the Senate, however.
Why are the police bringing military assault rifles to protests?
The white men arrested in the shooting have been indicted on murder charges.
The deaths of Layleen Polanco and Tony McDade highlight how Black trans Americans are treated and criminalized.
The officers say they were forbidden from interacting with Derek Chauvin because they were deemed a “liability” based on their race.
Attorney General William Barr tried to fire Geoffrey Berman on Friday, but he refused to step down. So the president stepped in.
The problem with policing is about more than violence. It’s about living a black life in fear.
One of the most prominent books on police abolition doesn’t have a good answer on violent crime.
Brooks was killed after falling asleep at an Atlanta Wendy’s drive-through. The officer who shot him has been charged with felony murder.
The order, which is narrower than House Democrats’ reform bill, will create a national database of police misconduct, among other actions.
Best known as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, the neighborhood has flourished since police left the area to protesters last week.
It looks like qualified immunity is here to stay.
New York’s repeal of section 50-a — which allowed police to shield misconduct records — is a big win for activists, but there is more work to be done.
Reps. Jim Clyburn and Ilhan Omar have very different views on what the polarizing slogan means.