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Crime and prison

Arts in Society, Global Justice

Bloody Abroad

In Amanda Knox's new book, teen chick lit gives way to an insightful memoir from behind the prison walls.

Merve Emre

Law & Justice, War & Security

Martial Flaw

Republican hawks think Tsarnaev should have been held as an enemy combatant. Their views are wrong and dangerous.

Elizabeth Goitein

Law & Justice

Left Behind

Colombia may be entering peace talks, but the changes are not benefitting everyone.

Gimena Sánchez

Law & Justice

Who Shot Valerie Finley?

Why one man’s innocence is so hard to prove.

Beth Schwartzapfel

Global Justice, Law & Justice

Strapped

The gun in my pocket was a declaration that the city had broken the social contract.

Hal Stucker

Law & Justice, Philosophy & Religion

Votes Behind Bars

As of 2010, more than 5.85 million American citizens were disenfranchised because of criminal convictions. This is troubling. 

Pamela S. Karlan

Global Justice, Law & Justice

The Execution of Carlos DeLuna

Preventing Wrongful Convictions

Gabriel O’Malley

Law & Justice, Politics

Forty Years After Watergate

The Decades-Long Fight Against Political Money.

Pamela S. Karlan

Global Justice, War & Security

Juárez Rebounds . . . Sort of

From 2008 until 2011, Juárez was among the world’s most violent cities. 

Sarah Hill

Global Justice, Law & Justice

Much to Answer For

James Q. Wilson’s Legacy

Glenn C. Loury

Law & Justice

Crime and Punishment

Prisons may have reduced crime a little in the short run, but at the current scale the negative effects of incarceration are likely to outweigh the positive.

Bruce Western

Law & Justice

The Cost of Death

Ineffective trial lawyers, inconclusive evidence, inconsistent testimony, and impenetrable procedural thickets are not unique to capital cases.

Pamela S. Karlan

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