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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 19, 2022
- 1 min
Florida Arresting 20 Ex-Felons For Voter Fraud
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said his state is in the process of arresting 20 ex-felons — mostly in South Florida — for voter fraud tied to...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 19, 2022
- 2 min
Three Charged In 2018 Prison Killing Of Boston Crime Boss Bulger
Three men were indicted in the beating death of James “Whitey” Bulger at a federal prison in West Virginia. The attack called attention...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 19, 2022
- 1 min
Judge Gives DOJ Until Thursday To File Redacted Mar-a-Lago Affidavit
The Florida judge who signed the search warrant for former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence gave the Department of Justice until...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 19, 2022
- 1 min
2021-22 Gunfire Incidents In Schools Highest In A Decade
Schools around the U.S. experienced 193 incidents of gunfire in the 2021-2022 academic year, doubling the previous year's total, says the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Number of Youths in Detention Almost Back Up To Pre-COVID Level
A monthly survey of youth justice agencies by the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that the dramatic drop in youth detention that...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 18, 2022
- 2 min
If Five States OK Recreational Pot This Fall, It Will Be Legal In 25 States
Voters in at least five states will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana this fall, and a similar measure may qualify for...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 18, 2022
- 2 min
Black College Leaders Frustrated Over No Arrests For Bomb Threats
Historically Black colleges have been targeted since the start of the year. Eight HBCUs received bomb threats on Jan. 4, each from...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Prosecutor Removed For 'Wokeness' Sues DeSantis For 'Abuse of Power'
The power of Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis to purge elected officials who disagree with him will be challenged in a federal lawsuit filed...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Murder Charge After Woman Gives Inmate Meth With A Kiss
A woman was charged with murder after she sneaked a small balloon filled with methamphetamine into a Tennessee prison and, via a kiss,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 18, 2022
- 2 min
California Bans Gun, Ammo Sales On County Fairgrounds
Last month, California became the first state to prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition on state property, a move that will put an...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Judge Orders Pharmacies to Pay $650M For Role In Opioid Crisis
A federal judge in Ohio ordered the companies owning CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies to pay $650 million over 15 years to two Ohio...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Trump CFO Weisselberg's Plea Deal Requires Him To Testify
The chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s company, Allen Weisselberg, pleaded guilty to tax violations Thursday in a deal that would...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Ex-PA Judges Ordered To Pay $200M For Roles In 'Kids For Cash' Scandal
Two former Pennsylvania judges sentenced to prison for sending children to detention centers in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Texas Puts Killer To Death; Second State Execution In 2022
Texas put to death a man who fatally stabbed a real estate agent more than 16 years ago, the second execution this year in what has been...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
Survey Finds Widespread Backing For More Oversight Of Prisons
A survey released by the sentencing reform organization FAMM found that 82 percent of respondents said they believe “that states and the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
Two Right-Wing Sheriffs Groups Vow To Monitor Elections For Fraud
Two groups of right-wing sheriffs that echo some of Donald Trump’s false claims about widespread voting fraud in 2020 are mounting drives...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
How March For Our Lives Made Progress In Gun Control Movement
Sam Fuentes, a survivor of the 2018 Parkland, Fl., school massacre, marched through the streets of Uvalde, Tx., in 105-degree heat,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
Former Boston Prosecutor, Justice Reformer, Charged With Rape
Adam Foss, a former Boston prosecutor who became a criminal justice reform advocate and speaker on mass incarceration, was charged by the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
Experts Fear Trump's Words May Spark More Violence
A man armed with an AR-15 dies in a shootout after trying to breach FBI offices in Cincinnati. A Pennsylvania man is arrested after he...
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