Criminal Justice
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Missouri's 'Taylor Swift Act' targets AI image threats
Missouri lawmakers are concerned with protecting people from the potential risks of the increasing accessibility of AI-generated images and videos…
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees
Michigan recently implemented a significant juvenile justice reform package following recommendations from a task force made up of prosecutors…
Thursday, March 28, 2024
NV senator pushes to protect access to abortion pill
New research shows more than six in 10 abortions in the U.S. last year were medically induced, and U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto - D-NV - is …
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN
A mix of policy updates and staffing boosts has helped to put wage theft enforcement on the radar in Minnesota, and officials leading the efforts are …
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
TX Attorney General gets deal but legal issues not over
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has emerged from a long court case with another win. After nine years and multiple delays, prosecutors …
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
NC presidential pardon highlights marijuana reform
A man from North Carolina serving a long sentence for selling drugs has received a presidential pardon, which sparked discussions about long …
Care, Not Criminalization: alternative to MI incarceration for mental health
March is National Criminal Justice Month, and advocates say people with mental illness are over-represented in jails and prisons. According to the …
Lawsuit seeks justice for NC man's death in police custody
Three attorneys are joining forces to seek justice for a North Carolina family. At a news conference, civil rights lawyer Ben Crump - along with …
Report: Compensation to exonerated people nearly doubled in five years
People wrongfully convicted of crimes in the United States have received around $2.2 billion in compensation claims since 2019. A new report by the …
Presidential pardons in Georgia highlight marijuana reform trend
President Joe Biden recently granted clemency to 11 people serving lengthy sentences for nonviolent marijuana offenses, sparking discussions on …
Criminal Justice Month: Alternatives to incarceration for mental health issues
March is National Criminal Justice Month and advocacy groups are drawing attention to how people with mental illness are overrepresented in jails and …
AL man's presidential pardon highlights marijuana reform trend
A man from Dothan, Alabama, serving a life sentence for selling drugs received a presidential pardon, which sparked discussions about long sentences …