Criminal Justice

Accountability in Crime and Law

571 stories published since 2008

“We’re Broken”: As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Are Leaving in Droves for ICE

by Keri Blakinger

November 21, 2025, 5:30 am EST
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.

by Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, and Andy Mannix, Minnesota Star Tribune, photography by Leila Navidi, Minnesota Star Tribune

November 20, 2025, 6:00 am EST
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation

by Robert Faturechi and Avi Asher-Schapiro

November 18, 2025, 5:30 am EST
She Begged for Help. This State’s Probation Gap May Have Put Her in Danger.

by Paige Pfleger, WPLN, and Mariam Elba, ProPublica

November 11, 2025, 5:00 am EST
What Really Happened in Portland Before Trump Deployed the National Guard

by Rob Davis and Steve Suo

November 5, 2025, 5:00 am EST
Appeals Court Upholds Shaken Baby Conviction Despite Medical Examiner Recanting Testimony

by Pamela Colloff

November 3, 2025, 4:10 pm EST
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force

by Wendi C. Thomas and Katherine Burgess, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

November 3, 2025, 5:00 am EST
A Year Before Trump’s Crime Rhetoric, Dallas Voted to Increase Police. The City Is Wrestling With the Consequences.

by Rebecca Lopez and Jason Trahan, WFAA

October 14, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
The Complicated Case of Jorge Ruiz

by Amy Yurkanin

October 9, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
Chicago Cop Who Falsely Blamed an Ex-Girlfriend for Dozens of Traffic Tickets Pleads Guilty but Avoids Prison

by Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen

October 2, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
DNA Finally Tied a Man to Her Rape. It Didn’t Matter.

by Willoughby Mariano, WBUR, with additional reporting by Todd Wallack, WBUR

September 11, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
What One Man’s 45-Year-Old Case Tells Us About the “Jim Crow Juries” Haunting Louisiana

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News

September 2, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Alaska Vowed to Resolve Murders of Indigenous People. Now It Refuses to Provide Their Names.

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News

August 29, 2025, 9:00 am EDT
Sept. 11 Victims’ Lawsuit Against Saudi Government Can Go to Trial, Judge Rules

by Tim Golden

August 28, 2025, 9:30 pm EDT
An Unconstitutional “Jim Crow Jury” Sent Him to Prison for Life. A New Law Aims to Keep Him There.

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News

August 25, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
New Uvalde Records Reveal Details About School Safety Concerns and Shooter’s Behavioral Issues

by Lomi Kriel, and Alex Nguyen and Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune

August 12, 2025, 8:30 pm EDT
Appeals Court Overturns Murder and Kidnapping Conviction in Etan Patz Disappearance

by Joaquin Sapien

July 28, 2025, 4:25 pm EDT
Four Years After Cop Was Filmed Slamming Black Woman to the Ground, Louisiana Passes Accountability Law

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News

July 23, 2025, 10:15 am EDT
Former NYPD Commissioner Accuses Mayor Adams of Running “Criminal Enterprise” and Cites ProPublica Investigation

by Eric Umansky

July 17, 2025, 12:30 pm EDT
He Was Accused of Killing His Wife. Idaho’s Coroner System Let Clues Vanish After a Previous Wife’s Death.

by Audrey Dutton

July 16, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Anchorage Rebuilds Its Prosecutor’s Office After Our Reporting Revealed Hundreds of Criminal Case Dismissals

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News

July 11, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Federal Monitor Slams NYPD Unit Whose Aggressive Policing ProPublica Exposed

by Eric Umansky

June 16, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Former Chicago Cop Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Battery of Two Female Colleagues

by María Inés Zamudio, Invisible Institute

June 10, 2025, 6:05 pm EDT
Arizona’s Largest County Frequently Pursues the Death Penalty. It Rarely Secures That Sentence.

by Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, and Dave Biscobing, ABC15 Arizona

June 9, 2025, 7:00 am EDT
How the Head of an Embattled Tennessee Youth Detention Center Held on to Power for Decades

by Paige Pfleger, WPLN/Nashville Public Radio, and Mariam Elba, ProPublica

June 7, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
The Head of a Tennessee Youth Detention Center Will Step Down After “Loss of Confidence” in His Leadership

by Paige Pfleger, WPLN/Nashville Public Radio

June 2, 2025, 3:00 pm EDT
Former “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Owner to Plead Guilty in Fraud Scheme That Cost Investors $40 Million

by Anjeanette Damon and Mollie Simon

May 30, 2025, 3:30 pm EDT
Help Us Report on Sexual Assault and Misconduct by the Chicago Police Department

by Dana Brozost-Kelleher, Isabelle Senechal and María Inés Zamudio, Invisible Institute

May 22, 2025, 5:05 am EDT
Chicago Police Dismissed a Recruit’s Claims That a Colleague Sexually Assaulted Her. Then He was Accused Again and Again.

by María Inés Zamudio and Dana Brozost-Kelleher, Invisible Institute

May 22, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Columbia Will Pay Survivors of Abusive Doctor $750 Million After ProPublica Revealed University’s Failures

by Bianca Fortis

May 8, 2025, 3:35 pm EDT
Louisiana Judge Nullifies Death Row Inmate’s Murder Conviction That Was Based on Junk Science

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News

April 25, 2025, 4:15 pm EDT
An Algorithm Deemed This Nearly Blind 70-Year-Old Prisoner a “Moderate Risk.” Now He’s No Longer Eligible for Parole.

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News

April 10, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
What Reality TV Gets Wrong About Criminal Investigations. (Spoiler: So Much.)

by Taylor Kate Brown

April 9, 2025, 10:30 am EDT
We Detailed Mayor Adams’ Embrace of an Abuse-Ridden NYPD Unit. Now Lawmakers and Advocates Demand Change.

by Eric Umansky

March 31, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
“A Wholly Inaccurate Picture”: Reality Cop Show “The First 48” and the Wrongly Convicted Man

by Jessica Lussenhop, photography by Sarahbeth Maney

March 29, 2025, 8:00 am EDT
Police Across the U.S. Welcomed Cop Show “The First 48.” Then Relationships Soured.

by Jessica Lussenhop

March 29, 2025, 7:55 am EDT
Alaska Supreme Court Places New Limits on Pretrial Delays

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News

March 27, 2025, 7:00 am EDT
How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses

by Eric Umansky

March 11, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
He Was Convicted Based on Allegedly Fabricated Bite Mark Analysis. Louisiana Wants to Execute Him Anyway.

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News

March 11, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Missouri GOP’s Effort to Take Over St. Louis Police Hearkens Back to Civil War

by Jeremy Kohler

February 27, 2025, 6:00 am EST
Amid Increasing Domestic Violence, Illinois Struggles to Review Fatalities

by Vernal Coleman

February 26, 2025, 5:00 am EST
Alaska Judge Vows to Reduce Trial Delays: “We Must, and We Will, Improve”

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News

February 14, 2025, 4:30 pm EST
Is a New Mississippi Law Decreasing Jailings of People Awaiting Mental Health Treatment? The State Doesn’t Know.

by Gwen Dilworth, Mississippi Today

January 23, 2025, 5:00 am EST
The Neverending Case: How 10 Years of Delays Have Prevented a “Horrendous” Sexual Assault Allegation From Going to Trial

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News; Graphics by Lucas Waldron and Zisiga Mukulu, ProPublica

January 9, 2025, 11:00 am EST
Anchorage Police Say They Witnessed a Sexual Assault in Public. It Took Seven Years for the Case to Go to Trial.

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News

January 7, 2025, 11:00 am EST
In Five Years, Chicago Has Barely Made Progress on Its Court-Ordered Police Reforms. Here’s Why.

by Heather Cherone, WTTW News, and Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, photography by Sarahbeth Maney, ProPublica

November 20, 2024, 6:00 am EST
Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and DUI Cases Are Being Dismissed en Masse in Anchorage

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News

October 13, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
A Law Was Meant to Target Teen Violence. Instead, 17-Year-Olds Are Being Charged as Adults for Lesser Offenses.

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News

October 3, 2024, 6:00 am EDT
The NYPD Is Tossing Out Hundreds of Misconduct Cases — Including Stop-and-Frisks — Without Even Looking at Them

by Eric Umansky

September 11, 2024, 12:35 pm EDT
Medical Examiner, Whose Testimony Helped Convict a Man in 2004 of Killing His Baby, Now Says He Was Wrong

by Pamela Colloff

September 10, 2024, 10:30 am EDT