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An ‘Execute-Them-At-Any-Cost Mentality’: The Supreme Court’s New, Bloodthirsty Era

January 22, 2024

The death penalty survived decades of decline. Now it’s back, thanks to capital punishment-prone prosecutors and a compliant Supreme Court.

By Lara Bazelon

How Phase III Came To Be

January 3, 2024

Though they once applauded the jail’s federal reforms, community groups and political leaders in New Orleans oppose a key mandate: the construction of a $109 million mental health jail.

By Nick Chrastil

This Cop Unleashed A Reign Of Terror, Say The Wrongfully Accused

April 13, 2023

For years, people in Raleigh were arrested for heroin possession—without having the drug. Now, they’re demanding answers

By Sean Campbell

A Jail In Crisis

March 16, 2023

Deaths, Use of Solitary Soar At The Allegheny County Jail Even As Its Population Has Dropped From Pre-Pandemic Highs.

By Sean Campbell

Justice Denied

March 10, 2023

Last year, Gerald Thomas was sent to the Allegheny County Jail after charges against him were dropped, and died inside 17 days later. The judge who berated him is now facing a federal lawsuit.

By Sean Campbell

A Cop Sexually Assaulted Their Son. Then Child Protective Services Retaliated.

February 14, 2023

How a family in Missouri almost lost their kid, and couldn't fight back thanks to qualified immunity laws.

By Lisa Riordan-Seville

Why Are So Few Being Released?

February 1, 2023

They were sentenced to long prison terms for crimes they committed in their teens. But North Carolina opened a potential door to get them out.

By Jacob Biba

Celeb Prosecutor’s Own Kidnapping Is Now A True Crime Fiasco

January 30, 2023

She survived a brutal kidnapping and attempted rape—and wrote a book about it. But did it happen the way she says?

By Brandon Soderberg

The Quiet Political Rise of David Sacks, Silicon Valley’s Prophet of Urban Doom

October 20, 2022

Like his pals Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, Sacks is using his wealth and online clout to unite conservatives and former leftists in a reactionary movement against liberalism.

By Jacob Silverman