The State Of Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform
In the summer of 2020, as millions of people demonstrated for racial justice following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 22
- 3 min
Presidential Candidates Rely on Different Crime Data, Avoid Mention of Justice Reform
Two recent Washington Post opinion pieces parse the discussion of crime in the presidential race, which has thus far largely focused on...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 15
- 2 min
California Democrats Split Over Tough-On-Crime Initiative
To see where California Democrats stand on the tough-on-crime Proposition 36, look at where they sit. On one side of the ballot-measure...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 13
- 3 min
Fight Crime By Dropping Ineffective Punitive Policies, Travis Urges
The U.S. has an "unprecedented opportunity to usher in a new approach to crime" but only if the nation comes to terms "with the damage...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 23
- 2 min
Will Californians' Frustration Lead To Tougher Crime Approach?
Deodorant, shampoo and underwear are under lock and key in many stores in California. Retail clerks are often told to ignore shoplifters...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 9
- 3 min
New Panel Focuses On Challenges Of Women In Justice System
Women are as likely as men to be victims of violent crime. They account for more than a quarter of adult arrests. The rate of women’s...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 1
- 2 min
Left, Right Agree: Justice System Is Flawed By Bias, Political Agendas
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked by CNN, “Do you have confidence in the Supreme Court?” “No,” she said. “I think they have...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 30
- 1 min
California Dem Backs Initiative To Roll Back Prop 47's Penalty Cuts
Another powerful California Democrat broke ranks with party brass and endorsed a November ballot initiative that would increase prison...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 17
- 2 min
Criminal Justice Reformer Herb Hoelter Dies At 73
Herb Hoelter, a criminal justice advocate who believed in second chances, died last month at 73. His daughter, Katie, said her father was...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 29
- 2 min
CA Crime Measure Gets 'Unheard Of' Support, 900,000 Signatures
A measure to reform a California's crime law that reduces penalties for minor theft and drug possession will appear on the November...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 12
- 1 min
Will New Utah Laws Curb Repeat Crime, Add To Mass Incarceration?
Utah lawmakers passed 35 bills this session that either created a new criminal offense, expanded the definition of a current crime or...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 11
- 2 min
Some States, Cities Reverse Criminal Justice Reforms
Less than four years after George Floyd's murder prompted a mass awakening to the inequities of the criminal justice system, politicians...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 26
- 2 min
New Trial Ahead In S.F. Fatal Crash That Helped Lead To DA's Ouster
On December 31, 2020, Troy McAlister drove a stolen car through a red light in San Francisco and hit another vehicle. The collision sent...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 21
- 1 min
Louisiana Heading For Harsher Carjacking Penalties
In the moments before Linda Frickey was dragged to her death during a fatal 2022 carjacking, the 73-year-old had been sitting in her...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 19
- 2 min
LA Gov Seeks To Reverse Justice Reforms in Special Session
Gov. Jeff Landry will get his first opportunity to unwind Louisiana’s landmark criminal justice overhaul from 2017 this week when...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 5
- 2 min
D.C. Leaders Grapple With Omnibus Get-Tough Anticrime Bill
Amid a sharp increase in violence in Washington, D.C., including more homicides in 2023 than in any year since 1997, local officials are...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Kentucky House Passes Crime Bill Imposing Tougher Sentences
The Kentucky House passed criminal justice legislation on Thursday that would impose tougher sentences, including a “three-strikes”...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 15, 2023
- 2 min
PA Allows Courts to Seal More Criminal Files, Reforms Probation
More Pennsylvania criminal records can be sealed from public view and fewer people might be kept on probation or in county jails under...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 14, 2023
- 2 min
How Conservative Governor Cut Prisoner Totals, Boosted Rehab
Public safety and criminal justice reform are not mutually exclusive, says Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. Oklahoma has not been regarded as a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 4, 2023
- 1 min
How An Advocacy Group Would Cut Numbers 'Needlessly' Imprisoned
As legislators prepare to return to state capitols for their 2024 sessions, the advocacy organization Prison Policy Initiative (PPI)...
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