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Crime and Justice News
Nov 12, 20242 min read
How Trump Could Expand The Use Of The Death Penalty
The U.S. government had not executed anyone for more than 15 years until Donald Trump revived the practice at the tail end of his first...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 11, 20242 min read
Should 2024 Votes In Many States Be Called The 'Anti-Crime Election'?
Several local election outcomes make 2024 the “anti-crime election” that many Americans have longed for, contends Rafael Mangual of the...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 8, 20242 min read
State Leaders, Immigration Groups Brace For Trump Deportation Plan
Across the country immigration groups and leaders in state governments are gearing up for president-elect Donald Trump’s plan to crack...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 7, 20243 min read
BJS Reports Deaths in Federal Custody – Other Jurisdictions Slow to Comply With 2013 Act
In response to a 2013 law requiring law enforcement agencies to report deaths in custody, the Bureau of Justice Statistics just released...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 6, 20243 min read
Trump Victory Signals Pro-Gun, Tough On Crime Agenda
Donald Trump's resounding victory returning him to the White House promises to bring a pro-gun, conservative criminal justice policy back...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 5, 20242 min read
Will State Voters Get Tough On Crime Or Just Move To Center?
Crime rates have come down from a pandemic-era spike, but voters in several states are considering ballot measures that promote tougher...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 4, 20243 min read
How Crime Has Fared As Issue In Election Battlegrounds
Donald Trump routinely raises the issue of crime on the campaign trail, saying crime rates are “through the roof” and that cities like...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 1, 20242 min read
Census Bureau’s Method of Counting People in Prisons and Jails is ‘Prone to Errors’
“It is no secret that the Census Bureau counts incarcerated people in the wrong place — a prison or jail cell — instead of in their...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 31, 20242 min read
Inmate Counts Rise In Jails, Prisons Since Pandemic-Era Slowdown
P andemic-era decarceration has stalled, the Vera Institute of Justice says in a new report. About 1.3 million people are being held in...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 30, 20242 min read
How Do Voters View Crime Issues In The Upcoming Election?
Last week, the online data research group YouGov released the results of a series of polls that asked registered voters opinions on a...
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By Alexandra Gryczanowski
Oct 29, 20242 min read
Nebraska Sets 'Transformational Change' In Prisoner Reentry Plans
Nebraska is laying out plans to improve re-entry of inmates into society and reduce recidivism under the national Reentry 2030 ...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 28, 20242 min read
Dismaying Treatment Advocates, Pols Call For Drug Crackdown
There’s a rare point of agreement among Republican and Democratic candidates this election year: the U.S. has a drug problem and it’s...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 25, 20242 min read
Report: Crime Doesn’t Increase Under Pro-Reform Prosecutors
Because some people believe that pro-reform strategies drive increases in crime, Brennan Center researchers evaluated those claims,...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 24, 20241 min read
Americans Expecting Political Violence Next Month
Most Americans expect violence after Election Day but remain confident their votes will be counted accurately and are willing to accept...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 23, 20242 min read
Report: Lax Security At Gun Stores Fuels Illegal Firearms Market
Lax security at gun stores around the country is leading to the diversion of firearms to the criminal marketplace, often with devastating...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 22, 20243 min read
New White Paper Advises Localities How To Probe Community Violence
As communities around the nation work to develop more sophisticated antiviolence plans, experts assembled by a University of Maryland...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 21, 20242 min read
300 Cases Of Political Violence In U.S. Since Jan. 6, 2021
In York, Pa., a man accosted a group of people rallying for Vice President Harris’ White House campaign, punching a 74-year-old man in...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 18, 20242 min read
Community Perceptions Drive Gun Ownership Among Young Black Men
While research has long documented the many ways that people’s health is affected by their communities, a new study finds that community...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 17, 20242 min read
Could Old Case Upend Court's 'Cruel and Unusual Punishment' Stance?
Joseph Clifton Smith, a man who says he is intellectually disabled, has sat on Alabama's death row for more than a year waiting to find...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 16, 20242 min read
Report: Vague And Burdensome Probation Conditions Put People Unnecessarily Behind Bars
Widely-adopted probation conditions that are vaguely defined, burdensome and rigidly applied across the country are unnecessarily landing...
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