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Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded a 2013 memo last month written by his predecessor, Eric Holder. Sessions told prosecutors that not only will they…
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Automatic license plate readers – those cameras on police cars and light poles that capture plate numbers – have been in widespread use since the 1990s.…
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions declined to renew the National Commission on Forensic Science in April, effectively ending federal efforts to standardize…
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The Trump administration has promised a return to "tough on crime" criminal justice policies, including a recent memo that instructs federal prosecutors…
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At least 15 states have allowed police agencies to pilot surveillance drones in the name of public safety, including one that can carry weapons.This week…
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The exposure of wrongful convictions began in 1989, and it upended the idea that guilty verdicts were always trustworthy. When there’s a wrongful…
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Lt. Gov. Mike Stack "billed taxpayers for $34,000 worth of groceries, two leather cuff link boxes, flags and thousands of dollars of candy and snack bars…
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The last few years have exposed major problems in policing: use of force, high-tech surveillance and a systemic lack of transparency. Some police tactics…
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Cell phone monitoring has come a long way since the likes of television shows like The Wire and CSI. But unlike fictional surveillance, some devices…
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You know you can listen to WESA’s local reporting and NPR’s national coverage on the radio at 90.5 FM. But there are also many places to find our…