As Trump threatens Chicago, organizers are bracing for raids but also hopeful that a vast suite of local protections and community trainings can limit the scale of deportations.

From the continued threats against the Voting Rights Act to new restrictions on mail ballots and voter registration, courts ...

After Dauphin County ended the practice of charging people while they’re detained in jail, first-term Commissioner Justin ...

“One doctor said I got two-to-four years left to live,” drawled 64-year-old James Davis in a deep southern accent. “Another give me three-to-five. They don’t really know. But one thing’s for sure: If ...

On Jan. 1, Alyshia Dyer will take office as sheriff of Washtenaw County, Michigan, an event that will mark the union of some strange bedfellows in the county’s criminal legal system: With Dyer at the ...

There are more than 150 elections for prosecutor and sheriff scheduled in 2025. Below is our Bolts database of those local elections. States that are not listed on this page have no ...

Bolts closely covers local and state elections and their ramifications for civil rights, voting rights, and criminal justice. Here find our coverage of the 2023 elections in Louisiana, scheduled for ...