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Mesopotamia’s prisons were built for detaining people, not punishing them. But they shaped powerful ideas about justice and reform that aren’t so different from today’s.
Integrated offender management is a better way of dealing with shoplifters than prison.
Writers have challenged oppression, exposed social injustices and advocated for political change.
Research on developing brains has helped bring about a sea change in attitudes toward juvenile life without parole. But many people who committed crimes as minors are still serving such sentences.
Ghana is a signatory to several international conventions that oblige it to guarantee the right to life.
President Macky Sall’s previous ambiguity on a third-term bid, perception of a weaponised justice system and arbitrary detention of opposition are the drivers of political violence in Senegal.
The Zondo Commission was globally unique in scope and scale. The book selects and explains its key findings and recommendations.
The Supreme Court has not yet committed to making livestreaming oral arguments a permanent part of its work. But this measure could lead to more transparency and possibly confidence in the court.
This year, there are more than 400 active anti-trans bills across the U.S. What do things look like in Canada? Are we a safe haven or are we following those same trends?
A new study finds sample episodes of the recently cancelled Police Ten 7 TV show disproportionately featured Māori and Pasifika suspects or offenders. It also under-represented Polynesian officers.
Despite support for clemency from Oklahoma’s top prosecutor, a death row inmate appears set to die on May 18.
Ghana needs a more effective approach to juvenile justice reform that considers the long-term impact of detention on youth offenders.
The US has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. When it comes to violent offenders and the Black community, the system isn’t working, argue criminologists.
Experts still disagree about why the US prison population has grown so much over the last few decades. But crime is only one part of the problem.
Prisons and jails have a long history, but they weren’t always used for the same kinds of punishment.
Award season favourite The Banshees of Inisherin is a compelling exploration of justice and the chaotic extremes some will go to to get it.
Extremely young school shooters are not believed to be capable of forming criminal intent.
The impeachment process could derail Ramaphosa’s political career and seriously hurt the governing ANC’s electoral prospects in 2024.
There were high expectations for COP27, the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. COP conferences broadly provide a platform for the negotiation of international…
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