Drugs
How ND Overdose Death Led to Chinese Fentanyl Probe
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The 2015 death of a North Dakota teenager prompted an ongoing federal probe that has led to 70 arrests and seizures of 1,000 kilograms of drugs.
Policing
Fort Worth Minorities Complain of Police Killings, Bias
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The Rev. Kyev Tatum, part of a coalition asking the Justice Department to investigate “over-aggressive policing” in Fort Worth’s communities of color, says, “This is historic and it is systemic, and we understand that racism is at the heart of this.”
Policing
Policing Since Ferguson Called ‘Business as Usual’
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One expert calls criminal charges in the case of a fatal shooting by a police officer in Fort Worth, Tx., a sign of progress, while another says little has changed nationally in five years.
Elections 2020
Trump, 9 Dem Candidates to Speak on Criminal Justice
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President Trump and nine candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination are expected to speak this weekend at a criminal justice forum at the historically black Benedict College in Columbia, S.C.
Capital Punishment
Jury Urges Death Penalty for Killer of California Women
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A jury called for the death penalty for Michael Gargiulo. Actor Ashton Kutcher testified about a date with one of his victims. California has not conducted an execution since 2006.
Immigration
U.S. Issues Rules to Collect DNA from Asylum-Seekers
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The Justice Department on Monday issued amended regulations that would mandate DNA collection for almost all migrants who cross between official entry points and are held even temporarily. The plan is expected to be challenged in court.
Immigration
Justices to Rule on Challenges to Quick Deportations
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The Supreme Court agreed to hear a Trump-administration appeal of a ruling that said migrants can go to court to contest government determinations that they are ineligible for asylum and should be removed swiftly.
Jails
NYC Advocates Issue Plan For Ending Solitary in City
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Critics say the city could end solitary confinement in its Rikers Island jail by executive action.
Hate Crimes
12 Arrests for Anti-Semitic Attacks in Last Year
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At least 12 white supremacists have been arrested on allegations of plotting, threatening or carrying out anti-Semitic attacks in the U.S. since the massacre of 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue nearly one year ago.
Race and Equity
Civil Rights Lawyer Crump Charges ‘Legalized Genocide’
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Lawyer Ben Crump argues in a new book that the justice system is systematically biased against blacks. He says discrimination is evident when you “sit in the back of any court room in any city in any state in America.”