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Criminal Justice

A Black man wearing a black shirt is struggling with at least seven police officers as they surround him.

Authors of 2019 Paper Claiming 'No Evidence' of Racial Bias in Police Shootings Ask for a Retraction

By Shani Saxon
large mural on the ground of Breonna Taylor's face

Lawyers: Breonna Taylor Shooting Linked to Louisville Gentrification

By Shani Saxon
protester holds sign that reads, "no police state"

New Commission Targets Misconduct in the Criminal Justice System

By Shani Saxon
Abolish the police is written in chalk on a Los Angeles street as protestors stand nearby and shake hands.

L.A. City Council Approves Measure to Replace Police Officers With Community-Based Responders in Some Instances

By Shani Saxon
Martyr George Floyd on a T-shirt, peeking out of a person's slightly open jacket.

After My Uncle’s Execution, I Took a Break. Racism Didn’t [Op-Ed]

By De’Jaun Davis-Correia
NYPD. Five officers of different races and one Black woman, in uniform, in a rec room wearing face masks,

NYC Mayor Agrees to Cut $1 Billion From NYPD, But Reformers Call BS

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm
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