Kentucky House Passes Crime Bill Imposing Tougher Sentences
The Kentucky House passed criminal justice legislation on Thursday that would impose tougher sentences, including a “three-strikes”...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 15, 20232 min read
PA Allows Courts to Seal More Criminal Files, Reforms Probation
More Pennsylvania criminal records can be sealed from public view and fewer people might be kept on probation or in county jails under...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 14, 20232 min read
How Conservative Governor Cut Prisoner Totals, Boosted Rehab
Public safety and criminal justice reform are not mutually exclusive, says Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. Oklahoma has not been regarded as a...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 4, 20231 min read
How An Advocacy Group Would Cut Numbers 'Needlessly' Imprisoned
As legislators prepare to return to state capitols for their 2024 sessions, the advocacy organization Prison Policy Initiative (PPI)...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 30, 20232 min read
D.C. Residents Criticize Aspects Of Mayor Bowser's Bill to Fight Crime
Dozens of Washington, D.C., residents, business owners, and activists on Wednesday sounded off at a hearing on a crime and policing bill...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 22, 20231 min read
Op-ed: Criminal Justice Reforms Aren't Driving Crime Increases
Though some critics pointed to criminal-justice reforms when crime rose during the pandemic, they were wrong, write Lauren-Brooke Eisen...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 23, 20232 min read
‘Safer San Francisco’ Proposal Gets Some Progressive Backlash
San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s new proposal to increase police power in the city is provoking backlash from some progressive groups....
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 19, 20231 min read
Colorado Gov. Polis To Replace Criminal Justice Policy Commission
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has created a working group tasked with replacing the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice,...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 26, 20232 min read
Manhattan Institute's Lehman: Use 'Sentinel Cities' To Get Crime Data
In 2018, President Trump signed the First Step Act, a law intended to improve prison conditions and get more people out of custody...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 22, 20232 min read
How Criminal Justice Research Can Be The Basis For Serious Reforms
A wide gap remains between criminal justice research and justice-system policymaking, but there are some signs of progress, says Michael...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 4, 20232 min read
A Call To Reduce The 'Reliance On Extreme Sentencing'
After 50 years of mass incarceration, the U.S. faces a reckoning, argues The Sentencing Project in a new review. While crime is far below...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 31, 20232 min read
Some Reform Advocates Criticize New NY Criminal Justice Council
After New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s creation of a council to recommend measures to improve the state’s criminal justice system, local...
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By Ted Gest
Jul 27, 20232 min read
State Leaders Urged To Take Leadership Role In Crime Fighting
State criminal justice leaders were encouraged on Wednesday to take a more active role in fighting crime and reforming the criminal...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 27, 20231 min read
Advocates Say Justice Reforms Shouldn't 'Carve Out' Crime Types
Criminal legal system reforms are being introduced at a rapid pace across the nation, often with the stated goal of reducing prison and...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 26, 20233 min read
Is It Past Time For A 'Serious Upgrade' Of Criminal Justice?
Violent crime is a pressing national concern. The surge in homicide and associated violence in the past three years has made voters...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Senate Plans Vote On D.C. Criminal Code As City Takes It Back
The Senate plans to vote on whether to block Washington, D.C.’s overhaul of its century-old criminal code from becoming law, even as city...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 1, 20232 min read
How Four States Improved Inmate Re-Entry, Pretrial Systems
Four states achieved "durable and transformational" reforms to their state justice systems through improvements to reentry processes,...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 10, 20232 min read
31 Dems Join GOP As House Votes Against D.C. Criminal Code Overhaul
The Republican-controlled U.S. House flexed its power over Washington, D.C., on Thursday in voting to block a pair of local bills, with...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 3, 20232 min read
New Efforts To Involve Communities In Attacking Crime Hot Spots
More than two dozen people sat around a conference table in the working-class city of Newark, poring over crime statistics and pondering...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 18, 20232 min read
D.C. Criminal Code Revised To Soften Violent Crime Penalties
The District of Columbia City Council voted to force through revisions of the district's criminal code that will soften penalties on...
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