Investigations
YNW Melly's Trials Highlight Florida's Unconstitutional Death Penalty Law
If convicted in a double homicide, Melly could be sentenced to death by a non-unanimous jury — a practice with deep roots in Jim Crow.
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Reports
Who Is Voting For Reform Prosecutors?
A Split Ticket/Garrison Project data analysis of recent reform prosecutor elections.
Commentary
New Laws Are Turning Police Into 'Super Citizens'
A series of legislative and judicial efforts have removed police oversight from oversight boards and communities.
Features
An ‘Execute-Them-At-Any-Cost Mentality’: The Supreme Court’s New, Bloodthirsty Era
The death penalty survived decades of decline. Now it’s back, thanks to capital punishment-prone prosecutors and a compliant Supreme Court.
Commentary
Florida Has Found A New Way To Thwart Reform Prosecutors
A plan in Florida to review its judicial circuits will disenfranchise Black voters, the most reliable political base for reform prosecutors.
Investigations
Human Trafficking Sting Nets No Human Trafficking Charges
A Florida sheriff boasted of 125 arrests as part of a massive anti-human trafficking operation. But none of the charges were for human trafficking—nearly all were for misdemeanor solicitation.