Crime permeates our social fabric. It always has because we are all deviant and deviance is an underpinning of criminality. Whether you believe people are born criminals or socialized to become so, we ...

Sixty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court's Gideon v. Wainwright decision established one of the most vital components of our justice system by recognizing that people accused of a crime have a Sixth ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

For victims of domestic violence, leaving an abusive relationship is difficult, but getting justice often means further ...

People with mental illness make up a disproportionate share of the criminal justice–involved population. The passage of critical new reforms affecting health care for vulnerable populations under the ...

To restore legitimacy to our national justice system, federal and state legislators have to function as a true check and ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice is hosting a two-night event called Justice and ...