racism GOP's bizarre defense: Keep weed illegal to save police dogs' jobs Mark Frauenfelder

fox news Eric Trump complains that New York is wasting time prosecuting his dad instead of arresting Tylenol thieves Mark Frauenfelder

transparency "Criminal" singer Fiona Apple now a full-time court watcher Thom Dunn

Comics How a Spider-Man comic inspired a judge to invent the ankle monitor for tracking location David Pescovitz

prisons This is the underground prison economy of solitary confinement David Pescovitz

murder How a successful author went broke buying toys to overturn a wrongful conviction and got stalked by Nazis Thom Dunn

Comics EXCLUSIVE: introducing "The Dusk," a new superhero for dads who realize Batman is not the best role model Thom Dunn

News No one entered Jeffrey Epstein's cell the night he died Xeni Jardin

hush money criminal trials Donald Trump gets visibly angry at March 2024 trial date — smack in the middle of primary voting season Carla Sinclair

uk The politics of prison abolition in the UK and Ireland Elías Villoro

politics Republican congressman George Santos arrested and taken into custody Rob Beschizza

politics Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Rep. George Santos Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes An Air National Guardsman thought a parody website for hitmen was real and tried to get work. Turns out he was messaging the FBI. Rob Beschizza

Food Collectives and non-profits feed the hungry. Some people want to make it illegal. Elías Villoro

trains Feds go after Norfolk Southern, operator of derailed train that dumped toxic chemicals in East Palestine Rob Beschizza

matt gaetz Matt Gaetz defends war criminal adviser with murder conviction Mark Frauenfelder

homeland security San Jose Police association leader busted in fentanyl scheme Mark Frauenfelder

art The Prison Creative Arts Project showcases paintings, sculptures and drawings by the incarcerated Elías Villoro

movies Check out these set photos of Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn in Joker 2 Devin Nealy

carceral state Superpredator panics, Three Strikes Laws, and other failed reforms Elías Villoro