The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/category/focus/page/2/)
This section features the best criminal justice reporting around the nation, produced by our media partners and collaborators, and journalists who have participated in the Criminal Justice Reporting Fellowship programs sponsored by the Center on Media, Crime and Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, TCR’s parent organization. For a more comprehensive list of Fellows’ work, please check out the “programs” section—and monitor this site for information on upcoming programs and how to apply!
Arts programs operating in Harris County Juvenile Probation Department facilities since January are part of an innovative collaboration with Theater District Houston. For kids once told they were “worthless,” it has been life-changing.
An eight-county region in Western North Carolina saw 17.7 unintentional overdose deaths per 100,000 people between 2012 and 2016. The epicenter is the Qualla Boundary, historic home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, where residents have launched a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers.
Non-payment of traffic fines in many states can lead to license suspensions and a vicious spiral of debt for low-income families. A New York legislator has a better idea.
Justice for sexual assault survivors remains elusive in Kansas. But greater attention by police and courts to the needs of victims is having an impact.
More than 238,000 guns were stolen from law-abiding firearms owners around the country in 2016, and the figure has likely increased since then. In McLean County Ill., both sides of the gun control debate agree that safe firearms storage should be a priority.
This month the Department of Justice issued a scathing report condemning violence and abuses in Alabama facilities. But inmates protesting the conditions inside say they were punished with transfers to solitary.
The Hampton Roads Regional Jail in historic coastal Virginia has been struggling with inmate deaths, staff shortages, and funding issues for more than a decade. But getting help from local and state politicians has been an uphill battle.
Both the prosecutor and defender advised pretrial release of Matthew Aldous, who was caught writing graffiti in the city’s historic district. But a judge set his bail at $10,000, effectively placing behind bars an individual who advocates said should have been diverted to mental health services.
Washington detains more children for status offenses such as truancy and running away than any other state in the country. State lawmakers want to change that.
Authorities in Bloomington-Normal, Ill., created a task force after a spike in opioid-related drug overdoses. But nothing similar happened after a record increase in gun violence, and a grieving mother wants to know why.