Dive into a hands-on forensic training session with four future detectives in Ecully near Lyon, exploring the precision of fingerprint analysis, DNA extraction, and the unique method of odorology. Discover how modern techniques rapidly...

Discover how student artists help solve cold cases by reconstructing faces from the past, offering closure to grieving families.

John Blunt shares his journey from illiteracy to empowering others through literacy after being wrongfully incarcerated.

Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to East Oakland, California, to visit the legendary plant nursery Planting Justice, which primarily hires formerly incarcerated people. They provide a fair wage and benefits to former...

Systemic racism, and the institutions built by it, have existed for far longer than AI has. As the newest tool available to build systems, how has AI preserved (and chipped away at) systemic racism?

When parents go to prison, their children’s lives are changed. It’s happening more and more to kids in the United States, and it comes at a price that can immediately impact their lives and can have long-term consequences. This episode...

Julian Vasquez Heilig leads nearly 3,000 students, staff and faculty as the Dean of the University of Kentucky College of Education. He is also a tenured professor of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation. While at UK, the College of...

What do you get away with? Today learn how to use the phrasal verb get away with in four different natural contexts with native speakers for great conversations

From death row to national icon, a woman fights for the reintegration of former prisoners in Uganda.

Police killings in the United States trigger global protests and debates on racism.

Season five of Netflix's 'Orange is the New Black' premieres on July 27. Beth Dover, who plays prison administrator Linda Ferguson, tells Cheddar how the show addresses the harsh realities of the criminal justice system.

Season six of Netflix's hit comedy premieres on July 27. Beth Dover, who plays prison administrator Linda Ferguson, tells Cheddar how the show addresses the harsh realities of the criminal justice system.

Cambodian Americans who have committed crimes in the US are being deported to Cambodia, a country many have never been. Meet the deportees separated from their families.

Demonstrators vow to defend hard-fought gains in voting rights and criminal justice during Donald Trump's presidency

Iwao Hakamada, the world’s longest-held death row prisoner, and his sister fight for his freedom.

A prisoner on long-term remand in Zambia works to heal his relationship with his wife and young daughter.

Loretta Beals, a resident of the Preston Township, said she felt the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service presentation came across as genuine, but that a new policy means nothing without action. She spoke to the CBC's Feleshia Chandler.

Dania Diaz, managing director of Roc Nation and one of the founding members of its United Justice Coalition, joined Cheddar News to discuss how the organization helps to address violence in Black and Brown communities and what they...

New Brunswick government figures show the male correctional system had 512 people in it as of Dec. 31, which would appear to be more than 40 people over capacity. But in reality, provincial jails were only over capacity by eight people,...

The federal government should apologize for slavery in Canada and make amends for the discrimination that followed abolition, says historian and educator Afua Cooper

The jury in the trial of disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein will receive an hour of instruction from the judge before they begin their deliberations today. Weinstein is facing five charges, including rape and predatory sexual...

Not long after jurors in the federal criminal trial against Sean "Diddy" Combs began their deliberations Monday morning, the foreperson sent a note to the judge claiming they were concerned one juror was having trouble following...

President Donald Trump announced Thursday Alice Johnson would serve as his new "pardon czar." Johnson will search the criminal justice system for people who may be the victims of injustice. (Scripps News)

The Justice Secretary has said a review into sentencing will look at handing out more punishments to offenders outside of prison.



Shabana Mahmood is launching the review on Tuesday, the same day that around 1,100 inmates are...