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3 days ago2 min read
Pro-Gun Bills May Finally Pass With GOP 'Trifecta' In Washington
For 30 years, Republicans in Congress lawmakers have filed the same bill to let people carry concealed guns in all 50 states, regardless...
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Crime and Justice News
4 days ago3 min read
Uncovering Facets of ‘Secretive Migrant Mission’ at Guantanamo Bay
Many details are still unknown about how the United States is implementing President Donald Trump’s recent order to expand operations to...
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Crime and Justice News
5 days ago2 min read
Why Is Healthcare Behind Bars So Poor?
A  new report  by the Prison Policy Initiative analyzing the causes of poor healthcare in correctional settings around the country argues...
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Crime and Justice News
6 days ago2 min read
Coming Vote On Sanctuary City Bill Will Test Democratic Party
The close relationship between congressional Democrats and immigration advocacy groups has been strained since the election as lawmakers...
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Crime and Justice News
6 days ago2 min read
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioters Seek Clemency For Other Crimes
Less than a month after being pardoned for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, some former defendants find...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 142 min read
Some States Seek More Prison Spending Amid Fiscal Pressures
As governors and state legislatures shape their corrections budgets, many are struggling to balance major investments in public safety...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 132 min read
New Data: Unhoused People Tracked at Intake in 20% of Local JailsÂ
Homeless people are most often arrested for property crimes, often trespassing, and more likely to be 55 years and over. But data within...
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By Ted Gest
Feb 123 min read
Is The U.S. System Of Clemency Far Too Political And Limited?
This winter's change of presidential administrations featured an outburst of clemency actions by leaders of both major political parties....
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 111 min read
Advocates Issue Guides To Help Media, Crime Victims Reduce Harm
The glare of media is can be unavoidable for victims and survivors of crime. Whether it’s breaking news coverage of violence, inquiries...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 102 min read
Trump Seeks More Local Police, Jail Help On Immigration Enforcement
For years, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in suburban Indianapolis has wanted to partner with federal immigration authorities to...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 72 min read
Fentanyl Trafficking Bill May Bring Harsher Federal Sentences
The Republican-led House passed legislation Thursday with significant Democratic support that would lead to harsher sentences for...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 62 min read
Guntube: How Youtube Is Influencing Gun Culture
A sprawling community known as 'guntube' — firearms channels on Youtube that have tactical training tips, firearm reviews, and test...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 52 min read
White House Touts Deportations, While Numbers Are At Obama Level
President Trump’s mass deportation plan has not yet taken hold, but you wouldn’t know that from the White House PR campaign. The...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 43 min read
To 'support the president,' red states pursue sweeping immigration measures
As 2025 legislative sessions power up across the country, red-state lawmakers who back President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 32 min read
Why Overdose Deaths Fell Sharply, And Will The Decline Continue?
The story of Hamilton County, Ohio, which includes Cincinnati, is the story of much of the nation in 2025. Deaths from drug overdoses...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 313 min read
Will 2025 Be A 'Return To Normalcy' For U.S. Crime Trends?
Across large U.S. cities, murders are down by about 17% since last year, with cities like Philadelphia and Baltimore registering...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 303 min read
As Trump files flurry of orders to upend U.S. immigration, what legal routes remain?Â
Promising the largest deportation effort in U.S. history, President Trump, in his first days in office, has released a dramatic series of...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 292 min read
Report: Prison Discipline 'A System Of Petty Tyranny'
A new report  by the Prison Policy Initiative examining disciplinary rules and punishments in all 50 state prison systems has found that...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 282 min read
Will Biden Anticrime Programs Survive Trump's Grant Suspension?
As the Trump administration paused potentially trillions of dollars of federal grant, loan and other financial assistance programs, the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 272 min read
Immigration Arrests Up, But No Millions of Criminals To Deport
"Border czar" Tom Homan and other top officials oversaw immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago on Sunday, as ICE officials...
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