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Crime and Justice NewsJun 202 minLouisiana Prisoners Seek To Stop Forced Farm Labor In Extreme HeatThis week, attorneys for prisoners at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, the nation's largest maximum security prison, urged a...
Crime and Justice NewsJun 202 minIn Wisconsin, Prosecutors Run For Office Almost Entirely Unopposed Wisconsinites this year are electing their 71 DAs, powerful county officials with wide discretion over who gets prosecuted to what degree...
Crime and Justice NewsJun 202 minFreelancer Wins Settlement Against LAPD After Gathering Photos of OfficersFor 29-year-old freelance journalist Ben Camacho, it's two legal victories in two days. On Monday, the city of Los Angeles agreed to drop...