The FBI’s domestic “War on Terror” is an authoritarian power grab ~misc politics Article 1712 words 6 votes
Ian Manuel, survivor of excessive child punishment, tells his story ~life Article 920 words, published May 4 2021 9 votes
Forensic science can be a powerful crime-fighting tool, but misdeeds, dubious methodologies, and bogus claims threaten its reputation—and the reputation of science as a whole ~science chemistry Article 3792 words, published Jul 13 2021 7 votes
It's been ten years since seventy-seven people were massacred in a far-right terror attack in Utøya – ten years on, what has changed in Norway? ~life Article 936 words 15 votes
Rehab scam: Defendants in court-ordered rehab program made to work in chicken plants for free ~life Article 4079 words, published Oct 4 2017 6 votes
At 15, he shot and killed his parents, two classmates at his school, and wounded twenty-five others. He’s been used as the reason to lock kids up for life ever since. ~life Article 13 625 words, published Jun 12 2021 18 votes
When Brayden Bushby was charged with the death of Barbara Kentner, Indigenous faith in Canada’s legal system was put to the test ~life Article 5544 words, published Jun 1 2021 4 votes
Seven-year-old boy charged with rape in New York. Is arresting him the answer? ~life nsfw Article 1587 words 12 votes
The state of Arizona is preparing to kill death row inmates using hydrogen cyanide, the same lethal gas that was deployed at Auschwitz ~news usa.az law Article 1059 words, published May 28 2021 22 votes
Maryland to probe cases handled by ex-Medical Examiner who testified in Chauvin trial ~news usa.md Article 840 words 5 votes
Illinois rep. wants to ban ‘all violent video games’ to curb violence ~games Article 442 words 14 votes
In an unprecedented move, war crimes are due to be heard in the Liberian capital – but this is a Finnish court holding a special session, not part of the Liberian judicial process ~news finland sierra leone liberia.monrovia crime.war Article 1392 words 7 votes
Inside Donald Trump and Bill Barr's last-minute killing spree: The outgoing administration is using its final days to execute the most federal prisoners since World War II ~misc politics Article 4043 words 12 votes
Michigan man jailed for nearly four decades exonerated after witness admits to lying ~news usa.mi crime Article 1941 words 12 votes
Florida governor pushes expansion of Stand Your Ground law as part of "anti-mob" crackdown ~news usa.fl law Article 1857 words 17 votes
Breonna Taylor Grand Jury recording released ~news crime usa.ky.louisville Article 490 words 10 votes
Anders Behring Breivik now wants to be released on probation – he is also planning a new lawsuit against the state for violating his human rights ~news norway Article 363 words 9 votes
Denmark's left-leaning parties have agreed to change the country's sexual violence laws to allow sex without explicit consent to be prosecuted as rape ~news denmark politics crime law Article 162 words 21 votes
Let us drink in public: Open container laws criminalize working-class people and make public life less fun ~food drinks Article 2545 words 23 votes
I was arrested, jailed and assaulted by a guard. My ‘crime’? Being a journalist in Trump’s America ~news journalism usa Article 3976 words 11 votes
Phil Vischer, creator of VeggieTales, explains the history of racial inequality in America ~humanities.history Video 17:52 20 votes
District attorney urges new trial for man on Alabama’s death row ~news usa.al Article 546 words 3 votes
Donald Trump says he's the 'law and order' President, but his response to George Floyd protests could cost him ~misc politics Article 1036 words 3 votes
Trump's "law and order" rhetoric won't help him like Nixon in 1968 ~misc politics Article 575 words 10 votes
Trump says the USA will label Antifa as a terror organization amid unrest ~news usa politics Article 34 votes
1968 and 2020: How they resemble each other and how they don't ~misc politics Article 2986 words 9 votes
Brazil's Supreme Court releases video of Bolsonaro discussing replacing security officials ~news politics Article 337 words 9 votes
Few US prisoners have been released since beginning of the pandemic: Nearly 3/4s of those held at jails are pretrial--meaning thousands of legally innocent individuals face a potential death sentence ~health Article 1640 words 7 votes
An entire city (Noida, India) has been told to download a controversial contact tracing app — Or face jail: "Not installing the app will be considered a violation of lockdown orders," police say ~health Article 9 votes
Ameelio, a startup backed by the Mozilla's 'Fix the Internet', aims to provide free video calls and messaging to prisoners in the US where video calls can cost as much as $25 for 15min ~tech Link 11 votes
Legal survey finds that US police are granted immunity at a high rate in use of force cases ~news usa Article 4263 words 12 votes
A 25-year-old black man running through a Georgia neighborhood ended up dead. A prosecutor argued that the pursuers, two white men, should not be arrested ~news crime usa.ga.brunswick Article 305 words 15 votes
In four US state prisons, nearly 3,300 inmates test positive for coronavirus -- 96% without symptoms ~health Article 1388 words 10 votes
Calls mount to free low-risk US inmates to curb coronavirus impact on prisons ~health Article 709 words 6 votes
Sweden could soon be changing its laws which allow suspects to be detained without charge indefinitely ~news sweden law Link 7 votes
Switzerland votes to ban homophobic discrimination ~lgbt Article 415 words, published Jan 15 2020 10 votes
Many Kentucky jails prop up their budgets by selling e-cigarettes to inmates. Some jailers, or their friends and family, are making money while jails overlook the health concerns of vaping products. ~health Article 2760 words 5 votes
Staff at Ottawa County Jail in Oklahoma mocked a sick man and denied care as he begged for help, video shows. Days later, he was dead. ~news usa.ok Article 2533 words 12 votes
In 2017, Iceland had the lowest number of prisoners per inhabitants (thirty-nine per 100,000) among European countries, according to Eurostat ~life Article 372 words 5 votes
Judge rules that student loan debt is dischargeable in bankruptcy ~finance Article 2128 words 18 votes
Mike Bloomberg exploited prison labor to make 2020 Presidential campaign phone calls ~news usa politics Article 776 words 23 votes
San Diego to suspend face recognition program, limits ICE access to criminal justice data ~tech Article 475 words 9 votes
Paul Skalnik is a liar, a con artist and a snitch. The state of Florida is planning to execute a man based largely on his word. ~life Article 14 291 words 13 votes
South Carolina's system for magistrate judges is unlike any state in the country: judges can have less training than barbers but still decide thousands of cases each year ~life Article 4869 words 4 votes
Blame over justice: The human toll of the US Navy’s relentless push to punish one of its own ~life Article 5624 words 5 votes
In Mississippi, Jim Crow era laws result in a high rate of black kids charged as adults ~humanities.history Article 6647 words 6 votes
California’s criminal cops: A six-month investigation found more than eighty law enforcement officers with rap sheets still employed today ~news usa.ca Article 3445 words 6 votes