The new short film Criminal highlights the injustices of the criminal legal system with a look at how for-profit bail preys ...

At least 15 people have died in pretrial detention just this year at Texas’s notorious Harris County Jail. Truthout is a ...

Amanda Erickson's film She Cried That Day sheds light on the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women in New Mexico.

The Perfect Neighbor” is composed almost entirely of police bodycam footage, pieced together to create a haunting account of ...

Mark Wahlberg is producing a documentary about Fugees’ Pras Michél, exploring his Grammy-winning music career and legal ...

Director Geeta Gandhbir expertly uses police bodycam footage to tell this devastating true story of an avoidable tragedy.

John Serba is a freelance writer and film critic based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman and co-produced by journalist Beth Shelburne, the film follows several ...

Told stories about beatings, deaths and living conditions that raised serious legal questions. One key case involves Steven Davis, whose death in custody sparked outrage. State officials had claimed ...

An American man’s emotional reaction to a Showmax documentary about a serial killer reignited public anger and raised questions about South Africa’s justice system.