Meg Anderson
Stories
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National
Police say ICE tactics are eroding public trust in local law enforcement
Local police leaders have feared the erosion of public trust as a result of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts. Many officials say they're seeing signs that's happening.
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Politics
Why D.C. police decided to side with DOGE in Institute of Peace standoff
Washington, D.C., police were in an awkward position during this week's standoff between the U.S. Institute of Peace and DOGE staffers, who sought access to the building to install a new president.
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National
Driving while high is hard to detect. States are racing to find a good tool
Police are experimenting with various methods to determine whether drivers are under the influence of marijuana, but unlike alcohol, a number of factors make that difficult to know with certainty.
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National
Trump's challenge: where to house millions of immigrant detainees
One of the biggest hurdles to carrying out Trump's mass deportation plans is where to house the millions of people who are in the country without legal status. As many prisons and detention centers are already overcrowded, what options are there?
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National
The prison population is going up as prisons struggle with staffing and overpopulation
The prison population has been creeping back upward. New laws in some states instituting harsher punishments threaten to further fill prisons, many of which are already understaffed and overcrowded.
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National
California man allegedly messaged Madison school shooter about plans ahead of attack
New information has emerged in the investigation into a school shooting at a small Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, though authorities are still searching for a motive.
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National
Killer is identified in Wisconsin school shooting
Authorities in Madison, Wisc., don't yet know what led a student to open fire at Abundant Life Christian School killing a teacher, a fellow student and injuring six others.
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National
The uncertain fate of federal investigations into police misconduct
Federal consent decrees can be a powerful legal tool to reform local police departments. They've stalled under Biden. What does Trump's second term mean for these court agreements?
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National
It's legal for police to use deception in interrogations. Advocates want that to end
Ten states have passed laws in recent years to ban the practice of lying to children and teenagers during police interrogations. Now one state wants to extend the ban on deception during police interrogation to all people, not just kids.
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National
What’s on the ballot? Drugs, police funding and getting tough on crime
There are a slew of state-level criminal justice ballot measures coming up in the November election: legalizing some drugs, increasing penalties for others, and boosting pay and incentives for police are among the proposed changes. We round up the highlights.
