Racial Justice

Imprisonment rates are markedly higher in communities of color across the U.S., according to the Prison Policy Initiative, a nonprofit group that advocates for criminal justice reform. And its work to spotlight what it calls “the geography of mass incarceration” has recently focused on parts of the Mountain West.

The Public Media Journalists Association selected the bureau's investigation of deaths at tribal jails as the best nationally edited news coverage for 2021.

Idaho has been in the national news quite a bit this past week for attacks against the LGBTQ community and all this attention has the internet asking: What is Idaho known for? Is Idaho racist? Why is Idaho so conservative? To understand how we got here today and what steps we can take to be a more inclusive and equitable place for everyone means, we’ve got to take a critical look at our past.

President Biden has marked the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by signing an executive order. It will set up some of the police reforms that stalled in Congress.

Lawmakers are pushing for a "do-over" of an Interior Department contract to review tribal jail deaths awarded to a former official. Nearly half of the deaths he was to review occurred on his watch.

Ignoring Black and brown communities impedes durable climate policy, BIPOC leaders tell federal lawmakers.

A new bill working its way through the Idaho legislature would let homeowners get rid of discriminatory and racist language on their housing deeds.

Idaho homeowners could soon alter their deeds if they contain racist or discriminatory language.

“Anything that has to do with water, we’ve been totally blocked out,” said Christopher Tabbee of the Ute Indian Tribe. “We’ve never been consulted on any decisions.”

Many institutions acknowledge that land they've built upon once belonged to Native peoples, but experts say some well-intentioned statements can actually do harm.