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Report: Many Jurisdictions Locking Up More People, ‘Reversing Years of Downward Trends’
Many systems of confinement are locking up more people, reversing years of downward trends, according to the Prison Policy Initiative’s...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 133 min read
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What's Next For Police Reform Under Trump's DOJ?
President Joe Biden made it a priority for his Justice Department to investigate local police agencies with troubled records, including...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 122 min read
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Many Suicides Prevented By Increased Use Of Red-Flag Laws
Luc-John Pentz of Connecticut was 30 years old, struggling leaning heavily on alcohol. His sister Adriana found out he had purchased a...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 112 min read
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California Resentencing Law Leads To 174 Releases In Nine Counties
In 2023, more than two decades after prosecutors sent her to prison on a drug conviction that triggered California's three-strikes law, a...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 102 min read
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Unsecured Guns In Homes Blamed For School Shootings, Teen Deaths
Gun violence has been the leading cause of death for young children and teenagers in the United States since 2020. Many experts recommend...
By Claire Cornelius
Mar 72 min read
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Marshals Warn Judges Of Threats Amid Musk's Online Attacks
Federal marshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels as tech billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump administration...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 62 min read
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More States Back Feds On Immigration Despite Profiling Fear
As the Trump administration seeks more partners to help round up immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, some states and cities are...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 52 min read
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Study Identifies 'Resource Attacks' As Potent Reform Tool
Criminal justice reformers and the scholarly literature that guides their work have paid too little attention to a tactic that...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 42 min read
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Hate Crimes Dropped Unexpectedly In A U.S. Election Year
The number of hate crimes reported to police in the largest U.S. cities fell last year, an unprecedented and unexpected decline in an...
Crime and Justice News
Mar 32 min read
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Are Community-Based Efforts To Combat Gun Violence Working?
The nation has been trying to deal with high levels of gun violence for decades. Have many efforts to combat it been successful? The...
By Ted Gest
Feb 282 min read
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Police Killings Of Civilians Continue To Rise, Especially In Southwest
The number of people killed by police officers rose slightly in 2024, marking the smallest increase recorded in years, says a report by...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 272 min read
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How ICE Is Collaborating With Local Police Agencies On Immigration Enforcement
The Trump administration has revived a long-abandoned program that lets local and state law enforcement challenge people on the street...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 263 min read
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Hostage-Shootout in Pennsylvania Illustrates Rising Violence Against U.S. Healthcare Workers
A man who took hostages in a Pennsylvania hospital during a shooting that killed a police officer and On Saturday, Diogenes...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 253 min read
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Portrait Of A Slow Court System: Long CT Delays Force Plea Deals
State marshals unlock the doors shortly before 10 a.m. each Tuesday to this windowless courtroom in Waterbury, Conn. Defendants shuffle...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 243 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 212 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 203 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 192 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 182 min read
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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...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 172 min read
629 views
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...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 142 min read
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