CA Bar Targets Inmates' Lawyer for 'Offering False Hope'
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 15
- 1 min
Justices: Low-Level Drug Dealers Ineligible For Shorter Prison Time
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that thousands of low-level drug dealers are ineligible for shortened prison terms under a Trump-era...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 13
- 1 min
How a Native American Man Was Freed From a 60-150 Year Sentence
Efrain Hidalgo thought he would die in custody after being sentenced to 60 to 150 years on drug charges. Now, instead of spending the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 9
- 2 min
D.C. Council To Decide Whether Man Formerly Incarcerated For Murder Should Help Shape Sentencing Guidelines
The D.C. Council is set to decide Tuesday whether a man who spent 27 years behind bars for murder should serve on a city commission that...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 2, 2023
- 2 min
Thousands Of Federal Inmates May Get Shorter Terms Under New Rules
Sweeping changes to federal sentencing guidelines took effect on Wednesday, after Congress took no action to veto the U.S. Sentencing...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 26, 2023
- 2 min
Federal Inmate, 81, Shows How Prison Reforms Missed The Mark
Federal inmate number 14289-077, Bonnie Erwin, 81, has been incarcerated for 39 years in different facilities. For the past three years,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 22, 2023
- 1 min
Court Tosses Man's 200-Year Term For 1976 Killing Of Chicago Cop
An appellate court panel could free a man imprisoned since 1976 in the shooting death of a Chicago police officer after ruling that his...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 1, 2023
- 2 min
Court Delays Increase Zeal for Punishment, Study Finds
A series of studies showed that delays in the judicial process consistently result in more severe punishment, and that people pile on...
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Crime and Justice News
- Aug 25, 2023
- 1 min
U.S. Commission Votes For Retroactive Sentencing Reductions
The United States Sentencing Commission voted to allow for retroactive sentence reductions and adopted its next set of policy priorities...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jul 24, 2023
- 2 min
Innocence Claims Hitting New Roadblocks After June Ruling
Prisoners' lawyers say last month's U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting innocence challenges in court is causing more harm in an arena...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 16, 2023
- 1 min
Supreme Court Rules For Drug Trafficker In Bid For Lower Term
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled for a drug trafficker in his bid for a lesser sentence. In a unanimous ruling Friday, the justices said a...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 17, 2023
- 2 min
37 States Have Ended Mandatory Terms Or Given Judges More Power
Gwen Levi,, 77, is headed for her job at a Baltimore library. Her life is a far cry from where she was just a few years ago, behind bars...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 19, 2023
- 2 min
GOP Senators Say Sentencing Shift Could Hamper Justice Reforms
A federal agency has given judges a new tool to reduce unusually long sentences for some prisoners if there is a change in a law, an...
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Crime and Justice News
- Apr 13, 2023
- 1 min
Texas Man Gets 70-Year Prison Term For Spitting At Police
Larry Pearson, 36, was sentenced by a Lubbock, Tx., jury on Wednesday to 70 years in prison after he was found guilty on two counts of...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 21, 2023
- 3 min
Panel Questions Effectiveness Of Long Prison Terms
A national task force issued 14 recommendations on ways to enhance judicial discretion in sentencing, promote accountability, reduce...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 8, 2023
- 2 min
U.S. Justice Department Takes A Tough Stance On Sentencing
The U.S. Justice Department opposes a bipartisan proposal to restrict judges’ ability to impose longer sentences based on alleged crimes...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 3, 2023
- 2 min
Biden Gives Green Light to Blocking D.C. Criminal Code Overhaul
A congressional attempt to block Washington, D.C.'s overhaul of its criminal sentencing laws gained momentum when President Biden said he...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
Congress May Block D.C. Criminal Code Rewrite, Giving Issue To Biden
Republicans in Congress moved closer on Monday to blocking changes to the District of Columbia’s criminal code, potentially setting up a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 27, 2023
- 2 min
With Little Data, State Raise Penalties For Shoplifting
During an appearance last year on the show Fox and Friends, a former chief executive of Home Depot described a rise in shoplifting in...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 27, 2023
- 1 min
Justices' Review Of 'Safety Valve' Law Could Affect Many Drug Cases
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear what Ohio State University law Prof. Douglas Berman calls a fascinating statutory interpretation...
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