Unfortunately this means that for every 100 rapes, 97 rapists will walk free without spending a single day in prison.…

This chart shows the estimated number of male inmates held in custody in state or federal prisons or in local…

The number of prisoners under state and federal jurisdiction in the U.S. has declined for three straight years. Not only…

Chief Justice Roberts' Court has been more supportive of corporate interests than any modern court. Especially impactful have been cases…

Drug-sniffing dogs aren't just often inaccurate, they are extremely susceptible to the influence of their handlers. Search points designed to…

Faith in judicial systems vary according to region. The U.S. trails behind the Middle East. How can we interpret this?…

Interestingly, firing squads are not offered in any state as an option to the inmates (Oklahoma allows firing squads if…

The number of women in prison "is increasing at nearly double the rate for men," according to The Sentencing Project.…

Texas executes a ridiculous amount of people, averaging 13.5 executions a year. There are four states that have only executed…

In 2012 Judge Arthur Alarcon and Professor Paula Mitchell attempted to estimate how much money death penalty cases have cost…

How will the general public remember Antonin Scalia? The boisterous and maverick Supreme Court Justice passed away on February 13,…

Considered a watershed in one of America's largest forensic scandals, an ongoing investigation of 268 federal court trials has found…

There has been significant media coverage on the two Western hostages recently killed during a US drone strike against al-Qaeda.…

In 2011, the Bureau of Justice Statistics released a report that found African Americans were the least likely to believe…

Although many countries have abolished capital punishment, it is still common internationally. China tops the list of the ten highest…

Drug-sniffing dogs are often construed as infallible in court, but an experiment shows both how inaccurate and manipulatable by their…

Bans on selling organs in numerous Western countries have compelled those with the money to travel to China, where illegal…

Do all Americans have an equal opportunity to succeed, or are some more inherently advantaged than others? The US public…

Blacks are over-represented by over 200% when comparing the percent executed and their percentage in the population. They are the…

Only 40% of sexual assaults are reported. Much less get prosecuted and only 3% of rapists go to jail. Our…

It's important to remember that statistics on rape vary. The US had more than 80,000 cases of rape reported to…

The Protected Innocence Challenge is a comprehensive study of existing state laws designed to inspire and equip advocates. Under the…

The World Justice Project report indicates that the United States is far behind other modern nations like Sweden and the…

Exonerations, where a convicted criminal is later proven innocent, have increased significantly in recent decades. From 1973-1988 (15 years), 35…