US Criminal Justice System

An overcrowded, deteriorating jail spurred a heated debate between Atlanta officials Wednesday about whether to send incarcerated people to other facilities, even as some experts say more beds won’t solve...

Black males are incarcerated at 14 times the rate of white males in Wisconsin, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison published in the journal...

Cat Wise: There has been some movement to change rules around licensing in Oregon. Earlier this year, a bill was introduced that would prevent a licensing entity from denying a...

These editorial pages often express frustration at the inability or unwillingness of the criminal-justice system to police itself. That system – police agencies, prosecutors, courts and jails – often imposes...