WASHINGTON — To reduce racial inequality in the U.S. criminal justice system, local, state, and federal government should explore ways to reduce police stops and searches, jail detention, prison ...

Such abuses are a symptom of troubling racial disparities in our criminal justice system, not just in my home state of Kentucky but across the country. Although we’ve made progress, Black ...

As our nation and state grieve the devastating attack on two Minnesota lawmakers and their families on June 14, we reflect on ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A new report is highlighting the racial disparities in the Allegheny County criminal justice system. The University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics, the Allegheny County ...

Black residents of Charlottesville and Albemarle County are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system and face disparity on nearly every level, according to a study ...

Racial disparities in the juvenile justice system have tended to mirror those in the adult criminal justice system, and federal data released in March suggests that the disparity is widening in ...

Charlotte Crutchfield’s (D-Md.-19) bill to create a commission on racial disparities in Maryland’s criminal justice system. State Del. Charlotte A. Crutchfield (D-Md.-19) is sponsoring ...

Racine Women for Racial Justice have launched a Justice Initiative to reduce racial disparities for people of color in the criminal justice system.

The report contains recommendations addressing criminal justice reform and the reduction of racial disparities in Maryland’s prisons and jails. (The Daily Record/Rachel Konieczny) The Maryland ...

A Manatee County judge’s decision to dismiss a murder charge in a Bradenton shooting is drawing outrage from the victim’s ...

Racial disparities are evident across a range of issues in Minnesota, but criminal law is the wrong tool for addressing them. Minnesota is among the worst states in the U.S. when it comes to ...