A New Jersey law that gives prosecutors near-total control over which juvenile offenders will be tried as adults is exposing “disturbing” racial disparities in the state’s youth justice system and may ...

The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice has received more than $2.5 million in federal grants to support its racial and ...

Trump’s executive order outlawed federal employment standards that were instituted by an executive order from President ...

A North Carolina judge ruled Friday that a Black defendant’s capital trial was undermined by allegations of racial bias during jury selection, potentially opening the door to death row inmates ...

Louisiana law limits the crimes for which minors under 17 can be sent to adult prison, including murder, rape, and armed ...

Jackson’s new state-appointed court system is up and running. Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael K. Randolph ...

Capitol was stormed by a violent mob, many of whom were affiliated with far-right extremist groups like the Proud Boys and ...

Chad M. Topaz and Tyrone Bass suggest five steps researchers can take to make more inclusive choices when collecting and ...

Boise State criminal justice professors Tony Walsh (emeritus) and Cody Jorgensen have recently published the fifth edition of ...

Attorney Gilda Daniels and U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett denounce Trump's expansion of the federal death penalty, citing racial disparities and systemic injustices.

American Justice on Trial: People v. Newton is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, ...

But there are considerable differences between the two sets of pardons, with a two-tiered system of justice unfairly biased ... pardoned will never face any criminal penalties.