New Jersey, New York, and Virginia—three populous states that are electing hundreds of state and local officials this ...

A widespread data-sharing program highlights financial ties between local police and immigration enforcement—and how even ...

Local advocates cheered Krasner’s primary victory on Tuesday, which all but assures him a third term, as an affirmation of ...

The resounding defeat of Ohio’s Issue 1, a constitutional amendment that would have undercut direct democracy in the state, received wall-to-wall coverage last week because it salvaged the prospect ...

Philadelphia voters will choose whether to create an independent body to investigate dangerous conditions that have plagued ...

Advocates pushed the city to prioritize longer-term housing during sweeps, but the policy's future is uncertain in the face ...

After almost two years of inquiry, state officials in Minnesota released a blistering assessment of the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) in late April, documenting what it called “a culture of ...

Some of Joseph Jones’ earliest memories are of visiting his father in prison. Then abandonment, when his parents left him in North Carolina and moved to New Jersey after Jones’ father was released.

Prisons across the United States run on incarcerated labor. People behind bars cook food, sew clothes, clean facilities, manufacture goods, and even work in dangerous industries like agriculture and ...

Conservative judges have chipped away at voting rights and put the Voting Rights Act through renewed stress over the last decade. They’re now set to gain new allies with the incoming Trump ...