I taught prison reporting because I know how bad coverage can hurt After watching prison coverage harm my family, I set out to teach journalism students to cover incarceration with more humanity August 5, 2026 Victoria Valenzuela
What happens in the final weeks before an execution? These reporters were inside the room. The journalists behind ‘The Last 12 Weeks’ earned extraordinary access to a death penalty defense team — and faced difficult ethical choices July 22, 2026 Amaris Castillo
Like journalists, prosecutors shaped a distorted view of crime. They can help fix it, too. They’ve got the data to tell a more complete story, if they would only release it April 1, 2026 Kelly McBride
AP Stylebook updates entries on criminal justice, prefixes, and flips to Merriam-Webster The new criminal justice chapter includes more than 50 entries covering specific terms, some new, some revised. May 31, 2024 Matthew Crowley
