supreme court Supreme Court denies shorter sentences for 1000s of low-level drug offenders Mark Frauenfelder

History 19-year-old got 12 years for selling $5 of pot in 1975 Ellsworth Toohey

law Murderer appointed to Salem, Oregon public safety role Rob Beschizza

New Jersey man illegally shipped tech to Russia Rob Beschizza

politics Biden begins to address corruption on the Supreme Court Jason Weisberger

war on drugs Woman faces 30 years in prison for bong water  Mark Frauenfelder

crime Guilty pleas from"Goon squad" of racist cops who tortured, raped and shot black suspects in Mississippi Rob Beschizza

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

human rights No Más Bebés: a documentary about forced sterilizations of women of color in California Elías Villoro

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

prisons Lori Loughlin's college admissions scam prison offers yoga and ukulele lessons Thom Dunn

elections Elizabeth Warren's plan to denazify America Cory Doctorow

crime Ahead of California's criminal justice reforms to reduce mass incarceration, prosecutors are locking in plea deals forcing defendants to give up the rights they're about to get Cory Doctorow

putin Russian agent Maria Butina sentenced to 18 months in prison Xeni Jardin

racism This is your brain on drug policy – remake of classic PSA with Rachael Lee Cook Mark Frauenfelder

usausausa Mississippi's prison town are in danger of collapse, thanks to tiny reforms in the War on Drugs Cory Doctorow

Business White House plan to use data to shrink prison populations could be a racist dumpster fire Cory Doctorow

incarceration Woman faces mandatory six years in prison for "painless" kick to deputy's shin Mark Frauenfelder

corruption Not (just) the War on Drugs: the difficult, complicated truth about American prisons Cory Doctorow

politics How you can contribute to whistleblower Chelsea Manning's legal defense fund Trevor Timm