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The Federal Bureau of Prisons recently opened a unit for people suffering dementia. But is incarceration a ‘cruel and unusual’ punishment for those who don’t understand why they are behind bars?
Dan Birman, director of the new Netflix feature documentary ‘Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story,’ discusses his filmmaking process and the importance of the case.
Victoria and the ACT just joined other states in implementing judge-alone trials during the pandemic. Such a significant change deserves much more public scrutiny than it has received.
With officers being hit by illness, arrests have dropped during the coronavirus crisis. Meanwhile crime rates have remained static, or even fallen. Is it time to rethink policing?
Gangs are still a significant reality in US prisons. But most inmates say that their power has been watered down, and they no longer rule facilities with an iron fist.
When prosecutors introduce lyrics, they’re asking juries to suspend the distinction between author and narrator, reality and fiction, and to read them as literal confessions of guilt.
Harvey Weinstein’s conviction isn’t the norm for perpetrators of sexual violence.
The ability to prosecute alleged domestic abuse cases without the support of the victim is vital.
From Super Bowl ads to Netflix documentaries, the complicated issues of criminal justice are portrayed in simplistic and highly political ways.
Between 1983 and 2013, the number of immigrants detained in rural county jails has increased.
Diversity among officers lags behind the general population. But is police culture a greater problem when it comes to combating excessive force?
More and more district attorney candidates are running on reversing the government’s traditional approach to crime and punishment. And they’re winning.
Should all-white juries be permitted in death penalty cases involving black defendants?
A work placement is integral to a degree in social work. But many people who have a history with the justice system would be denied a working with children check, which most placements require.
The AU’s new International Criminal Law Section offers a chance for the regional body to address root causes of conflict.
Private prisons have long been a topic of controversy in the U.S. A professor of sociology explains what they are and why they matter.
Jeffrey Epstein may be the current face of sex trafficking, but buying and selling youth for sex is a common practice in the US.
Part of a law that goes into effect in New York state on Aug. 14 allows victims more time sue in civil court. Epstein’s victims can still go after his estate.
Women’s prisons have become stopgaps, a place to simply put people society does not know what else to do with.
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