The crazed man accused of stabbing two teen tourists at Grand Central Terminal and then slashing a fellow inmate at Rikers Island is the latest tragic example of New York City’s broken criminal ...

California's model criminal justice system for the nation is one that bends over backwards to let criminals out of jail early.

Ralph is a professor of anthropology and public affairs at Princeton University. His book SITO: An American teenager and the City that Failed Him, is out now from Grand Central Publishing It was dark ...

The legislature has made dramatic reforms to our criminal justice system over the past several years—limiting monetary bail, increasing the discovery obligations of prosecutors, reducing incarceration ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

As Terrance Kurhansky’s case made its way through Pennsylvania’s criminal justice system, it became clear to his attorney and the presiding judge that their options were limited, and none of them was ...

Using AI to audit police body camera recordings resulted in more professionalism in interactions between police and the public, according to a new study. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Sustaining the ...

President-elect Trump has been accused of countless things, but never of being predictable. Criminal justice policy is a case in point. Few could have anticipated that landmark prison reform stymied ...

Here is a snapshot of the dramatic changes to four branches of law enforcement. In the span of a single week, the U.S. criminal justice system endured unprecedented upheaval, as law enforcement ...

We’ve compiled guidance on key issues for anyone covering the legal system — from styles and standards to FOIA requests. What makes The Marshall Project’s reporting so special? It’s guided by a set of ...