law and order

Proposed Laws Crack Down on Protest

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2017 Draconian bills are advancing at the state level under cover of Donald Trump's "law and order" platform. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Police Have Taken Over $2.5 Billion in Cash From Civilians Who Weren’t Even Charged With a Crime

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Oct 6, 2014 Sunday, John Oliver dedicated his main story on HBO's "Last Week Tonight" to explaining civil forfeiture, a "shady process" that police departments across the country have been using to seize property with little justification. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Justice Department Says Rikers Island Jailers Routinely Abused Teen Inmates

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 9, 2014 An extensive report by the Justice Department has found that New York's primary jail is an absolute hell for underage inmates. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

William Stuntz: Crime and Punishment and the Fight Against Racial Injustice

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2014 William Stuntz was a socially conservative evangelical Christian whose fight for race allied him across all political systems. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fred Thompson Announces His Candidacy

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2007 All we can say is he either really believes in what he's saying, or he really knows how to work a camera. We suspect the latter is true. Cheese Alert: Get ready to duck when the video hurls this doozy at you toward the end: "Fred needs you, and America needs Fred. Together, we're a winning team!" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )