Thor Benson / TruthdigFeb 1, 2016
This law enforcement technology can use facts such as ZIP codes and frequency of address changes to assign a danger level to people an officer might engage A high threat score could increase the officer's anxiety and you know where that could lead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigJan 18, 2016
There seldom are trials for the poor. Instead, under threat of draconian sentences, they are forced to accept plea bargains. The system is a sham set up for elites with godlike powers who seek to advance themselves and their agendas at the expense of the downtrodden. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 23, 2015
A senior executive with the second-largest for-profit prison company in America told investment bankers last summer that, talk of drug policy and criminal justice reform notwithstanding, the United States will continue to “attract crime,” generating new “correctional needs.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJul 29, 2015
Alex Kozinski, a Reagan-appointed California judge, explains why Americans need to open their eyes and realize that the U.S. justice system is far from just. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigMar 4, 2015
In her new book, reporter Jill Leovy tackles a subject usually ignored by progressives, black-on-black murders, and she explains how the U.S. criminal justice system too often treats them as not worth solving. In her new book, Jill Leovy tackles black-on-black murder, explaining how the criminal justice system too often treats it as unimportant. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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