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Criminal Justice

Crime and punishment, from the street to the courtroom and prisons

Myon Burrell stares into the camera, pulling his mask down to reveal his face.
Posted inAccountability

The jail tapes in the dumpster

Brett Simpson portrait by Amy Mostafa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Brett Simpson, Kevin Sullivan and Al Letson April 17, 2021July 1, 2021

A murder conviction sent Myon Burrell to prison for life when he was a teenager. An investigative reporter dug into what seemed a hopeless case. What she found helped free him.

A collage illustration shows lady justice holding up scales in front of a Wyoming wilderness background. A teenager falls off the scales.
Posted inCriminal Justice

Juvenile (in)justice

Brett Simpson portrait by Tennessee Watson, Eda Uzunlar, Taki Telonidis, Amy Mostafa, Brett Simpson, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Kevin Sullivan and Al Letson March 20, 2021July 1, 2021

Wyoming locks up kids at the highest rate in the nation. A mother tells the story of how her daughter’s fight snowballed into incarceration and tragedy.

A still from a video shows a man speaking and the PBS newshour logo
Posted inAccountability, Criminal Justice

Pardon me, President Trump

by Michael I Schiller and David Ritsher December 26, 2020June 30, 2021

Boxer Charles “Duke” Tanner, among the few to receive clemency from President Donald Trump, returns to his hometown after spending 16 years in prison.

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An illustration shows a president's hand pulling a person out of a prison cell.
Posted inAccountability, Criminal Justice

All the president’s pardons

by Michael I Schiller, Anna Hamilton, Taki Telonidis, Melissa Lewis, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Katherine Rae Mondo, Najib Aminy and Amy Mostafa December 12, 2020July 1, 2021

Under President Donald Trump, the pardon system has completely broken down.

Posted inAccountability, Criminal Justice

Federal prosecutors hold protesters for months pretrial

by Aaron Miguel Cantú November 17, 2020June 30, 2021

Dozens of protesters who took part in the uprisings after George Floyd’s murder have faced prolonged detention despite COVID-19 outbreaks.

Melquan Barnett sits just inside the doorway to a house.
Posted inCriminal Justice

‘Go after the troublemakers’

by Anjali Kamat November 1, 2020September 29, 2023

Inside the federal government’s unprecedented campaign to prosecute Black Lives Matter protesters.

A red and black illustration shows protester reflected in the visor of a police officer's riot gear helmet
Posted inCriminal Justice, First Amendment

Stopping a movement

Brett Simpson portrait by Anjali Kamat, Kevin Sullivan, Amy Mostafa, Brett Simpson, Najib Aminy, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Stan Alcorn and Patrick Michels October 31, 2020July 1, 2021

Millions of Americans have protested racism and police brutality. The federal government cracked down, filing charges against protesters in 31 states.

A person with dark brown skin raises their hand in a fist in front of the Washington Square arch.
Posted inAccountability, Criminal Justice, Militarization of Police

The uprising

by Sarah Mirk, Michael Montgomery, Priska Neely, Michael I Schiller, Taki Telonidis, Matt Thompson, Kevin Sullivan, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Najib Aminy, Mwende Hinojosa and Amy Mostafa June 6, 2020July 1, 2021

As Americans take to the streets, we hear from the person prosecuting the police officers and remember the history of policing in black communities.

Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison, wearing a mask, speaks in the middle of a large crowd, surrounded by cameras.
Posted inCriminal Justice

Keith Ellison talks about police power, protest and George Floyd murder prosecutions

Reveal -- Site Icon by Reveal staff June 6, 2020June 30, 2021

Minnesota’s attorney general came of age as an anti-police-violence activist. Now he’ll prosecute one of the most important police murder cases ever.

Posted inAccountability, Criminal Justice

When Tasers fail

by Melissa Lewis, Michael Montgomery, Kevin Sullivan, Najib Aminy, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Mwende Hinojosa, Al Letson and Amy Mostafa December 7, 2019June 30, 2021

In police departments across America, Tasers aren’t always living up to their promise, sometimes with lethal results.

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