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Criminal Justice System

I Spent $100,000 Trying to Solve My Dad’s Murder

I’ve poured everything I have into finding out what happened to my dad on July 11, 2002.

Donald Trump’s Criminal Justice Agenda Is a Front

He pardoned violent January 6 offenders and is criminalizing vulnerable immigrants.

The True Story of the Only Black Police Precinct in U.S. History

The officers at the Miami precinct were not allowed to arrest white citizens.

Teen Vogue’s Top 10 Op-eds of 2024

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How Police Put Autistic People Like My Brother in Danger

Police interactions put young people like my brother at risk.

California Subjects People Like Me to Modern-Day Slavery

But voters have a chance to end forced prison labor in November.

It’s Legal to Execute an Innocent Person in the United States

The Supreme Court has twice ruled that it is perfectly constitutional to do so.

How Fentanyl Took Over the Lives of Two Wisconsin Teens

At 15, Maylia was selling. At 17, Jack couldn't stop using.

My Dad’s Experience in Prison Pushed Me to Become a Doctor

"When I see patients who are imprisoned it’s like, I know those people.”

How Young People Feel About Trump’s Criminal Cases

"The distrust of the system is really insane.”

These Students Are Graduating From College Behind Prison Walls

“You're breaking down and rebuilding yourself as a human being.”

What Will Happen to All the Students Arrested in Campus Protests?

Some are facing criminal charges, while others are being disciplined by their schools.

This Tiktok Lawyer Wants You to Remember Not to Talk to Cops

Our criminal justice system "needs to be totally razed and made into something else."

Trump Should Pay for His Crimes, But Celebrating Felony Disenfranchisement Isn't It

No, people with felony convictions shouldn't lose their voting rights.

The Silent Crisis Impacting Women in the United States

Women are the new face of criminalization, incarceration, and punishment.

So Can Trump Still Be the President?

And answers to all your other burning questions.

I’m Going Into Criminal Law Because My Dad Is In Prison

My dad has been incarcerated since I was 1 year old.

Ski Mask Bans and the Racist History of Criminalizing Fashion

There’s a long history of prohibiting fashion trends popular among young Black and brown people.

How AI Mirrors the White Supremacy of Our World

The uses we’ve seen for artificial intelligence are not objective or unbiased.

The US Sentences Kids to Life in Prison Without Parole

It doesn’t have to be this way.