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Isabel Seliger Did James Parsons Kill His Wife?
A bloodstain expert’s testimony helped put him in prison. But can forensic science be trusted?
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Nathan Bajar ‘An Awful Mistake’ Might Soon Be Fixed—Finally
Benjamine Spencer is the luckiest of the unlucky.
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Kensuke Koike Can Children Be Persuaded to Love a Parent They Hate?
When one parent in a divorce has worked to prejudice the kids against the other parent, the last-ditch solution for some judges is to send the children to “reunification camp” with the mom or dad they can’t stand.
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The New York Post / Getty / Katie … The Other Police Violence
Misconduct in interrogations and trials has sent hundreds of innocent Black men to prison.
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Dominique Faget / AFP / Getty Releasing People From Prison Is Easier Said Than Done
As the pandemic threatens the lives of those behind bars, the country must confront a system that has never had rehabilitation as its priority.
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Jesse Dearing / The Boston Globe / Getty Innocent Prisoners Are Going to Die of the Coronavirus
When the machinery of justice is halted abruptly, some of the people trapped inside are not supposed to be there at all.
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Andrew Kelly / Reuters The Weinstein Verdict Shows Why Rape Convictions Are So Rare
Harvey Weinstein may be headed to prison, but few women will ever see their perpetrators brought to justice.
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Jane Rosenburg / Reuters American Law Does Not Take Rape Seriously
Permeating every moment of Harvey Weinstein’s trial is the disturbing history of sexual-assault prosecution in America.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters If a Child Is Jailed and No One Is There to Hear Him Cry
New Trump-administration rules stand to block the public from knowing anything about the treatment of migrant children in America’s detention facilities.
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Ken Wolter / Shutterstock The Campus Rapist Hiding in Plain Sight
Daniel Drill-Mellum assaulted multiple women before he faced any consequences for his actions. Why didn’t they come forward sooner?
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Paul Spella / Katie Martin An Epidemic of Disbelief
What new research reveals about sexual predators, and why police fail to catch them
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Niv Bavarsky The Futility of Trying to Prevent More School Shootings in America
As long as there is easy access to guns, there’s no way parents, teachers, and other specialists can thwart every violent teenager.
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Nathan Bajar / The Atlantic Radio Atlantic: How Innocence Becomes Irrelevant
The story of Benjamine Spencer shows a legal system that prefers naming someone guilty over figuring out who really is.
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Nathan Bajar / The Atlantic Radio Atlantic: Who Killed Jeffrey Young?
The second of three parts in our story about Benjamine Spencer, who’s spent most of his life in prison for a murder in Dallas
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Nathan Bajar / The Atlantic Radio Atlantic: No Way Out, Part I
Benjamine Spencer has been in prison most of his life for a violent crime he may not have committed. But his guilt or innocence may no longer matter to the justice system.
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Nathan Bajar Can You Prove Your Innocence Without DNA?
Benjamine Spencer is serving a life sentence for a violent crime he insists he didn't commit. But he lacks biological evidence—and old-fashioned detective work may not be enough to clear his name.
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Lola Dupre When Your Child Is a Psychopath
The condition has long been considered untreatable. Experts can spot it in a child as young as 3 or 4. But a new clinical approach offers hope.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Can an Ex-President Be Happy?
What Obama can learn from Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush
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Luci Gutiérrez Quit Your Job
A midlife career shift can be good for cognition, well-being, and even longevity.
