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Criminal Justice

We all commit little crimes all the time. We speed. We jaywalk. We drive home a little tipsy. And think back to your teenage years—did you ever shoplift?Get into a fight? Have a drink before…

Commuting Cops

by Andrew Stelzer

September 8, 2015

Have you ever had a police officer from your town, live on your block? The answer is likely, no. And there’s a good chance that your local beat cop doesn’t even live in the city…

[Encore presentation of Episode 6 from January 29, 2013] On every city block, there are rules. Some are unspoken, some require friendly reminders, some are enforced by the law. There are people who take it…

No Lawyers Allowed

by Alisa Roth

July 28, 2015

On the afternoon of June 30, 2003, Derrick Hamilton was escorted downstairs to face his fate, at a disciplinary hearing at Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York. The hearing officer was Jim Kennedy, a…

The Bear

by Kalila Holt

June 30, 2015

When I first meet Frank Abramovitz, he’s wearing a leather Harley Davidson hat and jeans that are a little too short. He has bright blue eyes and a gold hoop in his ear. He’s 75…

The Trauma Room

by Annie Brown

June 16, 2015

When I met Deborah, she had just come home from a prison in upstate New York. Deborah, which is not her real name, had cycled in and out of prison for nearly 30 years, mostly…

Oswald is Still Dead

by Ashley Cleek

June 2, 2015

Lee Harvey Oswald was murdered before he could stand trial for the assassination of JFK. But that hasn’t stopped people from trying to get him into a courtroom, over and over again.

Drag.net

by Brit Hanson

May 19, 2015

Amateur sleuths armed with their own laptops, public information and a lot of spare time are working alone and in groups to crack criminal cases. Sometimes it works and sometimes it goes very, very badly. Welcome to the future of crowdsourced law enforcement.

Marijuana Rules

by Peter Frick-Wright

April 20, 2015

Recreational pot has earned the state of Colorado $53 million dollars in tax revenue. All on a drug that, according to federal law,
is still illegal. How does a marijuana business navigate all the uncertainty? Find out this week, on Life of the Law.

Bad Gig

by Casey Miner

April 7, 2015

Exotic dancers, on-call drivers and writers might have a different name for what they do — freelancing, part-time work and independent contracting — but it all means the same thing. Work that doesn’t start at 9 and end at 5. And sure, it has its perks but do 1099 workers have protections?