OpinionOpinionWe Don't Trust the Criminal Justice System Until It Clears a Black Man of Sexual Assault. Then We're All InPanama Jackson7/17/18 3:47PM
Black Teen Incarcerated for Days After Judge’s Release Order Despite No Probable Cause: LawsuitMichael Harriot6/20/18 1:25PM
The Root VideoThe Root VideoMeek Mill’s Case Is Just 1 Example of How the Criminal-Justice System Fails Black PeopleFelice León and Ashley Velez6/19/18 6:24PM
I See My Dad When I Look in the Mirror, and I’m Terrified I’ll Repeat His MistakesLawrence Ware6/15/18 4:22PM
Cyntoia Brown’s Life Sentence Brings Tennessee Sentencing Laws Under ScrutinyBreanna Edwards6/14/18 3:11PM
A Missouri Man Has Already Served Almost 2 Decades in Prison for a Murder He Didn’t Commit, but He Still Has Not Been FreedBreanna Edwards5/14/18 11:06AM
Cynthia Nixon Catches Heat for Calling Cannabis Licenses in Black Community a ‘Form of Reparations’Anne Branigin5/08/18 9:03AM
2 Men Wrongfully Imprisoned for Rape Exonerated After Accuser Recants StoryAnne Branigin5/08/18 7:52AM
The Root VideoThe Root VideoWatch: To Understand How Harmful Juvenile Incarceration Is, Listen to This PoemAshley Velez4/11/18 4:25PM
Target Agrees to $3.74 Million Settlement After Being Accused of Using Criminal-Background Checks to Keep Blacks, Hispanics Out of JobsBreanna Edwards4/11/18 12:50PM
The Root VideoThe Root VideoWatch: The Role of Teenage-Brain Science in Juvenile-Justice ReformPeter J. Rickards3/20/18 9:30AM
The Root ReviewsThe Root ReviewsKelvin Harrison Jr.’s Breakout Performance Anchors Powerful Young-Adult Novel-Turned-Sundance Film MonsterAndreas Hale2/02/18 9:30AM
The MovementThe MovementLouisiana Man Exonerated by DNA Evidence After Serving Nearly 38 Years in Prison for Rape He Didn’t CommitKirsten West Savali2/02/18 12:30AM
New York Department of Corrections Puts Severe Restrictions on Books Prisoners Can ReceiveMonique Judge1/08/18 9:15PM
Study Shows That Black Men Serve Longer Prison Sentences Than White Men Convicted for the Same Crime; Also, Water Is WetBreanna Edwards11/17/17 1:45PM
