Kim Gardner, Progressive St. Louis Prosecutor Targeted By Trump, Fends Off Dem Challenger
Top St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner, the city’s first Black circuit attorney, defeated a former city homicide prosecutor in her…
Former NYC detective recommends ‘throwing out the book’ on police training
A retired top New York City detective is recommending “throwing out the book” on training for would-be police officers across…
‘Abolish The Police’ Isn’t New. This Energy Is.
Erica Perry has spent years on the front lines of the police abolition movement. An organizer with the Memphis, Tennessee,…
George Floyd’s brother to testify in House police brutality hearing
Philonise Floyd will appear before the House Judiciary Committee June 10, 2020, 8:10 AM 5 min read 5 min read…
Joe Biden rejects calls to defund police, faces challenge as reform push grows
While former Vice President Joe Biden has firmly rejected the calls to “defund the police,” the challenge remains for him…
Ice-T Responds To Trump’s ‘Law & Order’ Tweet Exactly How You’d Expect
In the criminal justice system, tweets from President Donald Trump are considered especially heinous. On Sunday, as protests raged nationwide…
The Coronavirus Pandemic Shows America’s Prison System Is ‘Inhumane’
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors has been fighting for criminal justice reform since she was a teenager. Growing up,…
San Francisco District Attorney Ends Use Of Money Bail
San Francisco’s new district attorney, Chesa Boudin (D), officially ended his office’s use of money bail for all criminal cases.…
St. Louis Attorney Files ‘Unprecedented’ Lawsuit Accusing City Of Racist Conspiracy
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner on Monday filed what she called an unprecedented federal civil…
Democrats Introduce Sweeping Plan To ‘End The Criminalization Of Immigration’
Democratic lawmakers announced broad legislation on Tuesday aiming to decriminalize migration and disrupt the “prison-to-deportation” pipeline. The ”New Way Forward…
Rep. Ayanna Pressley Calls To Decriminalize Sex Work In Criminal Justice Resolution
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) proposed legislation to decriminalize sex work as part of a sweeping resolution she introduced Thursday morning…
Kamala Harris Backs Out Of Presidential Forum After Trump Receives Criminal Justice Award
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has announced she will skip a planned appearance at South Carolina’s Benedict College after the…
Cyntoia Brown Released From Prison After Serving 15 Years Of Life Sentence
Sex trafficking victim Cyntoia Brown was released from prison Wednesday after serving 15 years of a life sentence for killing…
Pete Buttigieg Unveils ‘Douglass Plan’ To Combat Racial Inequality
Mayor Pete Buttigieg, whose campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination has struggled to find traction among black voters, unveiled a…
Democratic Debate Live Updates and Analysis: Biden, Buttigieg, Sanders, Harris face off on 2nd night
The second night of the first Democratic debates is underway as the second group of ten 2020 candidates take the…
How 2020 Contenders Are Approaching Police Brutality And Criminal Justice Reform
This week, in the midst of a surprisingly successful presidential campaign, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg canceled several events to…
Ocasio-Cortez Probes How Facial Recognition Technology Can ‘Exacerbate’ Racism
At a congressional hearing on the use of facial recognition technology on Wednesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) drilled down into…
Arizona Prisons Ban Book On Black Men In The Justice System
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has banned prisoners from reading a book that discusses the impact of the criminal justice system…
Cory Booker Sidesteps Debate Over Letting Prisoners Vote, Calls It ‘Frustrating’
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Monday that he was frustrated by the conversation around whether people convicted of felonies should…
Kamala Harris: Young Men Jailed For Drugs Should Be ‘First In Line’ For Marijuana Jobs
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) called for nationwide legalization of marijuana, as well as policies to rectify racial disparities in the…
She Got 5 Years For Voting Illegally Once. Paul Manafort Got Less Time For Years Of Cons.
Crystal Mason found out that Paul Manafort was sentenced to less than four years in prison on Thursday while serving…
Jared Kushner Calls U.S. Criminal Justice System The ‘Best In The World.’ It’s Not.
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, made a rare television appearance on Fox News this week, where he spoke about…
Death of Guatemalan toddler detained by ICE sparks $60 million legal claim
A Guatemalan toddler who died weeks after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border with her mother is at the center of a…
Meek Mill Demands Improved Prisoner Rights In Emotional Op-Ed
Meek Mill called for an overhaul of the criminal justice system in a powerful New York Times essay published on…
California Prosecutor Refuses To Allow DNA Test That Could Exonerate Inmate
A California man imprisoned for a two-month crime spree he says he didn’t commit has served 40 years behind bars,…
NFL Players Say Trump’s Pardons Aren’t Enough To Fix A Broken System
After President Donald Trump solicited ideas about whom to pardon from NFL players earlier this month, several of them said…
‘The Staircase’ Attorney David Rudolf Isn’t Happy The Owl Theory Became A Joke
On Dec. 9, 2001, 48-year-old Kathleen Peterson was found battered and bloodied at the bottom of a staircase in her…
Gavin Grimm’s Right To Use The Bathroom Was Appealed All The Way To The Supreme Court (HBO)
VICE News correspondent Antonia Hylton traveled to eastern Virginia to meet Gavin Grimm, a 17-year-old transgender boy who is fighting…
Meek Mill Backs Out Of Trump Event On Prison Reform
Rapper Meek Mill withdrew from an event at the White House on Friday where he was supposed to meet with…
Progressive Prosecutors Win Primaries In North Carolina
Two black, progressive prosecutors running for district attorney positions in North Carolina won their primaries Tuesday night, raising the prospect…
Flat Earthers Unite & Trump Deports Haitians: VICE News Tonight Full Episode (HBO)
This is November 21, 2017 FULL EPISODE of VICE News Tonight on HBO. Hundreds of people gathered for the first…
Brazil’s Evangelical Takeover & The Bill Cosby Retrial: VICE News Tonight (HBO)
This is the April 4, 2018, FULL EPISODE of VICE News Tonight on HBO. 3:46 VICE News examines how America…
Institutionalized: Mental Health Behind Bars
James Burns is voluntarily spending 30 days in solitary confinement. Learn more at solitary.vice.com: http://bit.ly/2icVUGb —- America’s relationship with its…
Police Are Collecting More DNA Than Ever Before — But Is It Useful? (HBO)
Law enforcement have a new crime fighting tool: your DNA. Antonia Hylton visits one police department where collecting genetic information…
Where “Snoop” From The Wire Grew Up | VICE on HBO, Raised In The System (Bonus Scene)
I’m thinking I got to go to war as soon as I come in here. The odds was already against…
Should Firing Squads Replace Lethal Injections? (HBO)
As states struggle with supplies of drugs used for lethal injections and with the fallout from some recent botched executions,…
Graffiti Vandal caught in the act
Graffiti Vandal Matthew Skaggs films and shares his criminal act on the web. Note Mr. Skaggs was convicted for his…