The Scorched-Earth Legal Strategy Corporations Are Using to Silence Their Critics
Energy and extractive industry giants are targeting environmentalists with racketeering charges.
Justice
Federal Prisons Failed to Stop a Pattern of Sexual Abuse Against Women
A Senate investigation found that the Bureau of Prisons did not "prevent, detect, and stop recurring sexual abuse in at least four federal prisons, including abuse by senior prison officials.”
Boxed In on the Border
How Neighbors in the Borderlands Fought Back Against Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s Illegal Wall — and Won
The Biden administration is doing nothing to stop the environmental destruction wrought by Arizona’s construction of a shipping container wall.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Incarcerated People Forced to Do Dangerous Work for "Slave" Wages at Height of Pandemic
New documents show the extent of the prison labor in New York, including jobs like asbestos removal.
Death and Dereliction
Barry Jones Is Spending Another Holiday Season on Death Row. Could It Be His Last?
At an upcoming settlement conference in federal court, lawyers for Jones will try to negotiate an end to his long legal saga.
Voices
Why Queer Communities Are Welcoming Armed Antifascist Protection
After the Club Q massacre, there’s no comparing far-right violence and community self-defense.
Philly DA Larry Krasner: In Midterms, Democrats Went “Republican-Lite” on Crime
The embattled progressive district attorney said election victories show how Democrats can win big — by leaning into criminal justice reforms.
In U.S. Military, Sexual Assault Against Men Is Vastly Underreported
An average of 45 male service members are sexually assaulted every day, according to Pentagon statistics. As with women, shame and stigma suppress the truth.
A Special Prosecutor Found Kevin Johnson’s Case Was Tainted by Racism. Missouri Is About to Kill Him Anyway.
Kevin Johnson is facing execution for killing a cop when he was 19. A special prosecutor says his sentence should be vacated.
A Criminal Ratted Out His Friend to the FBI. Now He's Trying to Make Amends.
The FBI paid a convicted sex offender $90,000 to set up his friend and his friend’s mentally ill buddy in a terrorism sting.