While the state’s nonunified court system allows flexibility at the local level, research shows the patchwork of approaches often results in inequities and ‘justice by geography’...
Oregon prisons by the numbers The Oregon Department of Corrections houses 12,046 inmates. Survivors of domestic violence who commit crimes while being abused could see reduced...
Lori Vallow Daybell passes competency evaluations, will stand trial Lori Vallow Daybell was convicted in Idaho in 2023 for the murders of her two children, Joshua...
The United States Attorney for Northern California was fired Wednesday as part of a push to boot Biden-appointed prosecutors from the federal government. Ismail J. Ramsey...
A public safety sales tax election in Oklahoma County to help pay for a new jail is closer after the Board of County Commissioners voted Wednesday...
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On Friday, Georgia’s top public defender encouraged government officials and the community to continue supporting programs that transform lives during the state’s 40th anniversary celebration of...
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If things go according to conservative lawmakers’ plan, Louisiana children will be tried as adults and sent to adult prisons more often in the future, because...