Why The South Still Shapes Criminal Justice
June 13, 2026·1 day ago·via The Marshall Project

This piece argues that the way Americans understand the South still matters, especially in criminal justice. That region’s history continues to influence how punishment, race, and the legal system are discussed, which makes the debate bigger than one state or one case. Any serious look at justice in America has to confront those regional realities instead of flattening them into coastal talking points. Read more about this...