The new PBS documentary follows 12 incarcerated people as they win national debates and work to earn college degrees.

These fines, which disproportionally impact communities of color, burden people with massive debt that affects their ability to successfully reenter society.

The city sued Smollett in April seeking reimbursement for its investigation into the alleged racist and homophobic attack on the actor.

The report uncovered an increase in hate-related homicides and assaults against individuals.

Lori Landry, the first Black woman elected to Louisiana’s 16th Judicial District, is being called unfit to judge for saying that Black people are unfairly treated in the legal system. But her supporters aren’t having it.

The Marshall Project and Voters Organized to Educate host first-ever town hall led by formerly incarcerated activists.

A new study from the Reflective Democracy Campaign showed that while White men still dominate as elected prosecutors, women of all races and men of color are winning at higher rates when they compete for the same seats.

“The aim of this film is also to reignite dialogue and get people outraged again and hopefully get them active.”

Project Reset, a diversion program for teenagers accused of low-level offenses, will now be offered to adults in more parts of the city.