SB 1124, which could have implications on the Michael Morton Act, was heard in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee Tuesday. Jay Janner is a staff photographer at the Austin American-Statesman where, ...

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Ralph is a professor of anthropology and public affairs at Princeton University. His book SITO: An American teenager and the City that Failed Him, is out now from Grand Central Publishing It was dark ...

Following a historic confirmation of the first woman to lead the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Governor's Council is considering another nominee who has played a role in shaping the state's ...

California, once a leader in finding ways to lock up fewer people by lowering sentences for some drug and property crimes, is now considering reversing course. And it is not alone. Lawmakers across ...

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It was horribly tragic. It was not murder, reckless homicide or felonious assualt by former Columbus police officer Adam Coy in the Dec. 22, 2020 shooting death of Andre Hill. Coy feared for his life.

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed three criminal justice reform bills this week that passed the Legislature with broad bipartisan support and were aimed at helping convicted felons ease back into society after ...

Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating police corruption has kicked of its hearings, with Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi first in the witness chair. A screengrab of evidence leader, Advocate Norman Arendse, ...

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