Nick Davies on criminal justice
The Guardian's Nick Davies undertakes the biggest investigation of the criminal justice system ever conducted by a British newspaper
How terror has changed the crime beat
The days of mates in the 'underworld', piss-ups with coppers and a diet of rape, murder and robbery are over for crime reporters, writes Sky News's Martin Brunt
New ally in fight against crime
The £2bn criminal justice IT programme promises to transform the process of dealing with criminals by 2008. Michael Cross meets the man in charge of enabling joined-up justice.
Legal aid barrister earns £1m in a year
The government today named the first barrister to earn more than £1m in a year from legal aid.
A life again
Erwin James was serving a life sentence when the Guardian asked him to write regular dispatches from jail about his experiences there. He was released on parole last summer. Here, in his final column for G2, he reflects on the lessons that prison - and freedom - have taught him.
Wasted lives of the young let down by jail system
Five lives lost and all failed by the criminal justice system
Scandal of society's misfits dumped in jail
Frustrated by a system that shatters hopes
Here's a story about how hard it is for a bad system to mend its ways, even when a lot of people are trying to do the right thing.
Scandal of society's misfits dumped in jail
Special investigation: Up to 70% of inmates in Britain's jails have mental health disorders. In the first of a three-part series, Nick Davies hears their shocking stories.
Faster and fairer justice
It's a shame that Nick Davies's concluding article in his five-part special investigation did not present a more up-to-date picture of progress being made in managing cases, and of the impact of prosecutors advising the police on appropriate charges.
Probation in crisis
Thank you for revealing the probation "chaos" (Nick Davies, April 14).
Solutions to crime are still the same
Nick Davies makes compelling reading, but it is a mistake to assume it was different 40 years ago.
Prison's revolving door
With its best efforts at rehabilitation struggling, this government now presides over a system which is overwhelmingly devoted to punishment.
Teen gang leader's record ban from streets
The teenage leader of a gang of youths which caused havoc and misery in Leeds has been handed a 10-year anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) banning him from the city centre.
Routes to treatment that are little used