Good to Know: The public is a thermostat Alexander Kustov - January 3, 2025 Why there is a never-ending cycle of governments doing something and the public wanting the opposite.
Public support for the death penalty is still at its low John Sides - January 3, 2024 These 3 graphs explain why.
Thousands of prisoners have died of covid-19. Because of the ‘tough on crime’ era, there’s worse to come. Sydney Johnson, Tamira Daniely, Patrice McGloin, Niharika Vattikonda, Lyle May, Kalley Huang, Kamryn Washington, Frank R. Baumgartner, Alexander Love, and Allison Swagert - August 26, 2021 “Three strikes” laws and life without parole mean inmates are aging in prison — long after they’re a threat to society.
Virginia may abolish the death penalty. There’s a racist history behind why a few jurisdictions use it most. Frank R. Baumgartner and Christian Caron - February 3, 2021 A death penalty opponent demonstrates outside the U.S. Penitentiary in
What data on 20 million traffic stops can tell us about ‘driving while black’ John Sides / Managing Editor - July 17, 2018 Editors' note: In this archival post, Good Authority publisher John Sides
A few counties are responsible for the vast majority of executions. This explains why. Janet Box-Steffensmeier and Benjamin Campbell - February 1, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68713" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A guard stands behind bars at
There’s been a big change in how the news media covers sexual assault Sarah McAdon - May 11, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58173" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A woman carries a sign in
Arkansas plans to execute 7 men in 11 days. They’re likely to botch one. Kaneesha Johnson - April 14, 2017 http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/lawyer-decries-7-executions--in-arkansas-as-killing-spree/2017/04/14/9f097480-2072-11e7-bb59-a74ccaf1d02f_video.html On April 17, Arkansas is scheduled to execute seven men
Does the death penalty target people who are mentally ill? We checked. Betsy Neill - April 3, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56339" align="alignleft" width="960"] A gurney in the execution chamber
U.S. executions and death sentences dropped dramatically in 2016 — except in a few hotspots Emily Williams and Arvind Krishnamurthy - January 27, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52971" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Dylann Roof appears via video link