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MI High Court Voids Automatic Life Without Parole For 19-, 20-Year-Olds
The Michigan Supreme Court struck down automatic, no-parole prison terms for 19-year-olds and 20-year-olds convicted of murder. As a...
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4 minutes ago2 min read
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WVA Prison Chief Named To Head Federal Bureau Of Prisons
William “Billy” Marshall, head of the West Virginia corrections department, has been selected to lead the troubled federal Bureau of...
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13 hours ago2 min read
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PA Man Arrested For Burning Governor's Home; Shapiro Not Hurt
A Pennsylvania man faces charges including attempted murder, terrorism and attempted arson in an early morning fire that badly damaged...
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NYC Police Commissioner Tisch Brings Abrasive Style To The Job
New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, 44, is five months into a job running the nation’s largest police department, with nearly...
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No Lasting Change A Decade After Freddie Gray's Death In Baltimore
Ten years ago this weekend, Ericka Alston Buck heard that a young man she knew through the drug treatment center she ran in Baltimore,...
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CO Requiring Background Check, Safety Course For Semiauto Guns
People in Colorado will soon have to pass a background check and complete a state-sanctioned safety course to buy most semiautomatic guns...
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3 days ago1 min read
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U.S. Enters 6,000 Immigrants In Database For Dead People
The Social Security Administration this week entered the names and Social Security numbers of more than 6,000 mostly Latino immigrants...
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3 days ago2 min read
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Second-Ranking ATF Official Is Forced Out In Agency Shakeup
The Trump administration told the second-ranking official at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives this week to retire...
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3 days ago2 min read
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San Francisco Police: Surveillance Hub Helps Crime Drop 20%
Tucked away in the bowels of San Francisco's Hall of Justice lies a crime-fighting nerve center bringing the city's police force into the...
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3 days ago2 min read
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'Years of Momentum' Needed To Fix Philadelphia Cop Shortage
The Philadelphia Police Department has made only incremental progress in addressing a critical shortage of officers after a wave of...
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Firing Squad Set To Execute South Carolina Death Row Inmate
A firing squad in South Carolina is set to execute an inmate who ambushed an off-duty police officer, shot him nine times and set him on...
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3 days ago2 min read
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American in Thailand Pleads Guilty To Threatening To Kill Sen. Tillis
An American living in Thailand pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his staff by putting a bullet in their...
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3 days ago2 min read
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Atlanta Public Records Case Could Shed Light On Police Foundations
A case stemming from the controversial Atlanta “Cop City” project is being watched because it has the potential to cast a spotlight on...
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3 days ago2 min read
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Mangione In 'High-Stakes Game Of Tug Of War' Between Prosecutors
Luigi Mangione is being prosecuted for murder both by the Department of Justice, which answers to President Trump, and Manhattan District...
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3 days ago2 min read
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Justices Say U.S. Must Try To Bring Back Man Mistakenly Deported
The Supreme Court said the Trump administration must try to bring back a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to prison in El...
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New Mexico Governor Mobilizes National Guard Amidst Crime Emergency
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in New Mexico’s largest city, saying that a significant increase in...
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4 days ago1 min read
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NYC Allows Immigration Office to Open at Rikers Jail
New York City Mayor Eric Adams ' administration is allowing federal immigration officials to operate at Rikers Island to work on gang...
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4 days ago1 min read
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Trump Administration to Screen For Antisemitic Activity on Immigrants' Social Media
President Donald Trump ‘s administration will immediately start considering “antisemitic activity” on social media and physical...
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4 days ago1 min read
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Hunting Clubs Ask Pennsylvania To End Warrantless Searches
Pennsylvania laws permit wildlife officers to search private lands without a warrant under a century-old U.S. Supreme Court decision....
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4 days ago1 min read
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Opinion: Indiana Must Address Lack Of Behavioral Health Beds
The United States is in a behavioral health crisis, and Indiana is no exception. Millions of Americans struggle with mental illness and...
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4 days ago2 min read
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