Justice

Jefferson City Correctional Center’s warden was replaced last week without explanation following the investigation of an inmate’s death, causing activists to call for answers.

The juvenile justice framework intended for youth rehabilitation has caused frustration among those involved — including parents left to feel hopeless and in limbo.

In the 20 years that NPR correspondent Carrie Johnson has covered the U.S. Department of Justice, she’s learned to expect changes with each administration. “But there have been seismic shifts in this DOJ under President Trump,” she says.

The federal civil rights case that the Justice Department is unveiling against the Ferguson Police Department offers the town great opportunities but also…

Updated 8/30 9 p.m.Just as the Freedom Riders for the 1960s found shelter in a church, so did the modern Freedom Riders who made their way to St. Louis…