Crime and Justice NewsMay 292 minMississippi Hospital Transfers Some Mental Health Patients To Jail While Awaiting TreatmentRoughly 200 people in DeSoto County were jailed annually during the civil commitment process, most without criminal charges, between 2021...
Crime and Justice NewsMay 292 minIn Louisiana, Move To Unanimous Verdicts Hasn't Resulted In More MistrialsSix years ago, Louisianans were weighing the merits of requiring juries to arrive at unanimous verdicts, then the law in every other...
Crime and Justice NewsMay 292 minLawsuit Challenges NY Sex Offender LawUnder New York state law, thousands of people on the state sex-offender registry aren’’t allowed to step — let alone live or work —...
Crime and Justice NewsMay 291 minVermont Group Support Program To Reduce Recidivism Shows PromiseBuilt into its reentry system for people leaving prison, Vermont has established Circles of Support and Accountability, or CoSAs, as an...