Criminal Justice System
How Copaganda Really Works
The media plays a huge role in spreading police-centered narratives.
By Teen Vogue Staff
The Child Welfare System Traumatizes Black and Brown Kids
The vast majority of kids caught up in child welfare cases are African American or Latino.
By Chanel Smith
Did You Know That Police Can Lie to Teen Suspects in Interrogations?
From lying about evidence to implying leniency in exchange for a confession.
By Dr. Lindsay Malloy
There Isn’t Anything to Debate About Jordan Neely’s Killing
The focus should be on the ex-Marine who choked someone to death.
By Olayemi Olurin
What Copaganda Is and Why It’s So Dangerous
Civil rights lawyer Alec Karakatsanis explains.
By Patrick Darrington
What Happened After a Car Crash Changed My Life
In the US, one person dies every 39 minutes due to an alcohol-related crash.
By Tess Rowland
So Many People Are in Jail Because They Can't Afford Bail
Five law students explain what’s wrong with pretrial detention.
By Alicia Virani and Bahar Mirhosseni
New Mexico Has Lost Track of Juvenile Prisoners Locked Up for Life
“We are, quite literally, missing children.”
By Eli Hager, ProPublica
We Have to Stop Criminalizing Unhoused People
Manhattan’s District Attorney says we need more funding for services and support.
By Alvin Bragg
We’re Going to See Way More Prosecutions of Pregnant People
Here’s how we prepare for that reality.
By Emily Galvin Almanza
Noname Knows Books Have the Power to Change People
Through Noname Book Club, the musician and poet is working to share free books and build community.
By Teen Vogue Staff
It Matters That Ketanji Brown Jackson Was a Public Defender
The next Supreme Court justice has seen the dark side of the criminal justice system.
By Alexzandria Poole
How to Get Involved With Criminal Justice Activism
The Justice Education Project’s new book offers a road map.
By The Justice Education Project
What It’s Like to Live Under Electronic Monitoring
It isn’t really an alternative to incarceration; it’s an alternate route to it.
By Cathryn Crawford
Daunte Wright’s Death Proves We Don’t Need More Police Training
The officer who killed Wright was training a new colleague at the time.
By Jameelah Nasheed
What It’s Like to Be a Black Woman Prosecutor
“I have a binder full of hate mail and death threats.”
By Rita Omokha
New Yorkers Are Occupying City Hall to Defund Police
“I think this is a reimagining of public safety."
By Lucy Diavolo