Prisons

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens appointed a board to further investigate the case of Marcellus Williams, who was convicted of killing a former newspaper reporter in 1998. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)

Missouri governor stays execution amid DNA questions

Kelly Cohen · August 22, 2017 8:09 pm

The government charged Marlow Humbert with committing sexual assault and placed him in pretrial solitary confinement, where he spent nearly 15 months.

Court reinstates $2.3 million award to homeless man who spent year in solitary confinement before charges dropped

Ryan Lovelace · August 8, 2017 10:13 pm

New information from the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security show 42,034 people of the total 187,855 prisoners in federal prison are not U.S. citizens. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

1-in-10 federal prisoners is foreign-born and slated for deportation

Anna Giaritelli · August 1, 2017 4:51 pm

"There is an ice cream story." (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool)

OJ Simpson attorney mentions Trump’s ‘two scoops of ice cream’ during parole hearing

Sean Langille · July 20, 2017 8:19 pm

Browder allegedly stole a backpack and was sent to the adult facility of Rikers Island at the age of 16. During his three years at the facility, nearly two were spent in solitary confinement. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Beltway Confidential

Keep youth out of solitary confinement

Brian Bensimon · July 20, 2017 12:00 am

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., acknowledged the need for criminal justice reform at the congressional level as the Justice Department goes in what she said is a different direction. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Kamala Harris aims to reform bail system

Kelly Cohen · July 18, 2017 3:31 pm

Department of Justice spokesman said Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will tour Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to get an "up-to-date understanding of current operations." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Attorney General Jeff Sessions visits Guantanamo Bay with deputy Rod Rosenstein

Kelly Cohen · July 7, 2017 1:35 pm

Stanford Prison Experiment, Anyone?

The Scrapbook · May 31, 2017 11:05 am

Lee Boyd Malvo.

Judge overturns life sentence for Lee Boyd Malvo in DC sniper case

Anna Giaritelli · May 26, 2017 9:45 pm

Stanford Prison Experiment, Anyone?

The Scrapbook · May 26, 2017 6:30 am

Because we do not devote enough evidence-based resources to rehabilitating these low-level criminals, roughly half of all federal drug offenders are arrested again within eight years of their release. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

It’s not soft on crime to improve public safety outcomes in the justice system

Brett Tolman · May 20, 2017 3:06 pm

There is no doubt that Christ stood for principles of mercy — the New Testament commands believers to "love thy neighbor" and practice forgiveness. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

What would Jesus do about criminal justice reform?

Arthur Rizer · May 17, 2017 4:05 pm