Alaska Judge Vows to Reduce Trial Delays: “We Must, and We Will, Improve”
Chief Justice Susan M. Carney’s comments follow ProPublica and Anchorage Daily News reporting that found the median time to ...
Stateville inmates with violent records wound up in medium-security prisons
When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.
Community violence intervention saves lives. Keep funding it for public safety's sake.
Hundreds of shootings have been deterred through community violence intervention. It's more important than ever for the Legislature to keep funding the Reimagining Public Safety Act and further expand ...
DOJ memo targets undocumented immigrants with death penalty, but only for capital crimes
A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the ...
Trump should follow the Florida and Virginia models on criminal justice reform
President Donald Trump should look to Florida and Virginia for a model of good criminal justice reform policies.
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AG Pam Bondi Issues New DOJ Policy On Charging, Plea Bargaining, And Sentencing
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum to all Department of Justice (DOJ) employees, outlining a comprehensive new policy on charging decisions, plea negotiations, and sentencing. The ...
Is Punishment An Effective Leadership Strategy?
Evidence suggests that punishment is counterproductive. But effective leaders understand how to turn compassionate ...
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Opinion: Crime, punishment and the power of storytelling (or beyond retribution)
Someone commits a crime, and they are removed from their community – no questions asked. No one asks why they did it, what ...