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Crime and Justice News
Mar 8, 20241 min read
Factcheck: Crime Not Up During Biden Term, Despite Britt Claim
A New York Times factcheck to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address and Republican response by Senator Katie Britt of Alabama...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 1, 20242 min read
NM Officers Won't Be Charged For Killing Owner Of Wrong House
Three Farmington, N.M., police officers accused of fatally shooting an armed homeowner after going to the wrong house on a domestic...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 26, 20221 min read
Oklahoma Executes Killer, Fifth Since Resuming Capital Punishment
Oklahoma executed James Coddington on Thursday for a 1997 killing, despite a recommendation from the state’s Pardon and Parole Board that...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 1, 20222 min read
As Drug ODs Rise, Fewer See Addiction as 'Major Problem'
The share of Americans who see drug addiction as a “major problem” in their community has declined, even as drug overdose deaths have...
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Crime and Justice News
May 20, 20222 min read
FBI Still Failing to Address White Supremacist Violence, Ex-Agent Says
The FBI is failing to address the rising scourge of white supremacist violence despite stark warnings that such attacks pose the greatest...
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Crime and Justice News
May 18, 20221 min read
U.S. Traffic Fatalities Reached Record Highs in 2021
U.S. traffic fatalities reached a 16-year high last year as more motorists returned to the road after a drop off in driving at the start...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 10, 20221 min read
Jussie Smollett Backers: No Prison Time Needed For Fake Hate Crime
Actor Jussie Smollett will be sentenced Thursday for staging a fake hate crime in Chicago, the New York Times reports. In the 2019...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 21, 20221 min read
As Immigration Courts Face 1.6M Cases, 'Due Process Is Suffering'
U.S. immigration courts are struggling to function at the most basic level, with judges who are already woefully understaffed and often...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 14, 20221 min read
Windsor Police End Six-Day Blockade of Canada-U.S. Bridge
The Ambassador Bridge, connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, reopened Sunday after six days of blockage caused by a group protesting...
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