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PROVIDENCE – State lawmakers are once again weighing a proposal that would allow people serving long sentences to ask a judge for a “second look” at...
If someone commits a crime, one basic goal of investigators and the court is to find out why — and learn what factors controlled the situation....
Gov. Ned Lamont’s pick to lead Connecticut’s prison oversight effort failed to secure a favorable vote out of the legislature’s Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee on...
Gov. Jeff Landry has been clear about everything in his criminal justice package — except how much his proposals could ultimately cost Louisiana taxpayers. At the...
(The Center Square) – The debate around crime and punishment continues in Illinois. Late last month, state Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago, filed House Bill 4603 that would prohibit...
In October 2019, Jessica Logan’s 19-month-old son died. Less than two weeks later, police and an investigator from the state’s Department of Child and Family Services...
A migrant family from Peru walks on the Mexico side of the Rio Grande on May 12, 2023 after crossing the river shortly after Title 42...