crime and punishment
Once behind bars, a pastor advocates for giving released prisoners a clean slate
Suspect in New Mexico Muslim killings detained pending trial
Christians should change how they talk about people with a criminal record
Evangelical leaders push for criminal justice reform
Georgia executes oldest death row inmate for 1979 murder
Interfaith leaders fast to protest solitary confinement
WASHINGTON (RNS) An interfaith coalition is urging Congress to end solitary confinement, which they said is a ``harmful, costly, and ineffective practice.'' By Chris Lisee.
Pope’s butler faces trial, and eyes turn to Vatican judicial system
VATICAN CITY (RNS) As the trial begins for the pope's former butler, the court system of the world's smallest nation comes into the spotlight. And sentences are less harsh than one might expect. By Alessandro Speciale.
Shifts seen in support for death penalty
WASHINGTON (RNS) The campaign to abolish the death penalty has been freshly invigorated this month in a series of actions that supporters say represents increasing evidence that America may be losing its taste for capital punishment. By Kevin Johnson/USA Today.
Study says no evidence that death penalty deters crime
WASHINGTON (RNS) In the more than three decades since the national moratorium on the death penalty was lifted, there is no reliable research to determine whether capital punishment has served as a deterrent, according to a review by the National Research Council. By Kevin Johnson / USA Today.
