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4 days ago2 min read
29 Police Recruits Around U.S. Died In Training Over A Decade
Ronald Donat’s dream of becoming a police officer was in jeopardy. The 41-year-old struggled to stand after completing a flurry of...
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4 days ago2 min read
NYC Paid Out $206M In Police, Prosecutor Misconduct Settlements
New York City paid out $206 million last year to settle cases involving police and prosecutorial misconduct, including decades-old...
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4 days ago2 min read
Violence Spikes In Georgia Prisons, With 13 Homicides In A Month
As state legislators work to craft complex and costly plans to fix Georgia’s troubled prison system, they may face an extra challenge:...
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Crime and Justice News
4 days ago1 min read
Krasner Seeks Third DA Term, Is Opposed By Ex-Judge
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is launching his campaign for a third term Tuesday, framing his bid as a continuation of his...
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4 days ago2 min read
Three Arrested In String Of Homicide Cases Nationwide
Maryland State police have arrested two people in connection with a string of homicides nationally, including several deaths in...
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4 days ago1 min read
FBI Crypto Fraud Prevention Program Has Found 4,300 Victims
The FBI is taking a new approach to help save victims from cryptocurrency investment fraud . It's called Operation Level Up , and it's...
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4 days ago1 min read
Dallas Antiviolence Work Closes After Killings Dropped 50%
Four years after a team in bright orange shirts set out in their Dallas communities to steer residents away from violence, Dallas CRED,...
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4 days ago2 min read
WI Gov. Evans Calls For Closing 19th Century Prison, Youth Lockups
Wisconsin’s second-oldest prison, built in the 1800s and long targeted for closure, would finally be shuttered under a plan from Gov....
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Crime and Justice News
5 days ago2 min read
Conservative Activist Martin Nominated D.C. U.S. Attorney
Conservative activist Ed Martin, who echoed Donald Trump’s baseless claims of a stolen 2020 election and defended Jan. 6, 2021, U.S....
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5 days ago2 min read
Why Is Buprenorphine Not Used More For Opioid Addiction?
Although the U.S. government had partly funded buprenorphine’s development as a treatment for opioid addiction, France was one of the...
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5 days ago1 min read
Judge Must Decide Whether To Dismiss Case Against NYC Mayor
The judge overseeing the federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams is in the spotlight after a standoff between...
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5 days ago2 min read
Immigrant Arrests Drop To 600 Daily After Hitting 1,179 in January
President Trump has launched an all-of-government immigration crackdown with the urgency of a wartime effort, a mobilization comparable...
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5 days ago2 min read
Cameras Recording NY Prison Beating Reflect Brutal Culture
Guards at New York state's Marcy prison were unaware that cameras attached to their prison jackets silently recorded their fatal beating...
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5 days ago1 min read
Arkansas Sheriff Admits Concealing Information From FBI, Resigns
The sheriff of Hot Spring County, Ark., pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge of concealing information from the FBI in a drug...
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7 days ago2 min read
Will DOJ Officials' Resignation Lead To More Resistance To Trump?
The resignation of seven Justice Department officials after refusing to drop charges against an ally of President Trump marks the first...
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7 days ago1 min read
TN City Will Pay $28M To Women Who Say Police Botched Probe
Johnson City, Tenn., agreed to pay $28 million to settle a federal lawsuit that said police deliberately botched investigations into a...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 142 min read
NY Conviction Integrity Units Produce Few Exonerations
There are 17 conviction integrity programs across New York, which has more than any other state except California. The units, typically...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 142 min read
NYC U.S. Attorney Out, Others May 'Jump Ship Or Be Thrown Overboard'
President Trump’s political appointees have embarked on an unapologetic, strong-arm effort to impose their will on the Justice...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 142 min read
Trump’s Immigration Effort Leaves Migrant Shelters Nearly Empty
Migrant shelters that helped nearly a thousand asylum seekers per day at the height of migrant crossings a few years ago are now nearly...
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Feb 142 min read
NY Rejects Extradition Request For LA Doctor Sending Abortion Pills
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul rejected Louisiana’s request to extradite a doctor from her state accused of prescribing and mailing abortion...
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