Dara Lind

A new UN report shows that the world is getting safer — unless you live in one of the 25 countries that produce half of all homicides. Then you’d be better off in a war zone.

New stats show that domestic violence is still on the low side. But more survivors are looking for help they can’t always get.

The Charles Koch Institute is using social media to start a conversation about the impact of prison on racial minorities.

A typo caused Ceasar Cantu to get a longer prison sentence than he deserved. No one caught it for years. Then Obama had to fix it. What happened?

Explaining the difference between removals and returns — and why the distinction matters.

For years the United States has been squandering the potential of the spouses — overwhelmingly women — of highly skilled immigrant workers. That’s about to change. Here’s why, and how it matters.