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Effort to Provide Low-Cost Health Care Behind Bars Stirs Controversy. Examining a company providing low-cost health care services at jails across the U.S., and a formerly incarcerated person shares how a mentor behind bars saved his life. …
New Data Shows Violent Crime Is Up… And Also Down. - The …
Nov 3, 2023 · According to the FBI’s crime statistics, the number of murders dropped by 6.1% from 2021 to 2022, but is still higher than where it was prior to the pandemic. For some observers, the jump in serious violent crime was always bound to stabilize, as the shock from the early pandemic wore off. “Violent crime rates had been trending down for at ...
Nine Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Parole
Jul 10, 2015 · 8. Parole boards can dictate your life on the outside, too. Parole boards don't just decide who to send home. They also decide what the conditions of people's parole will be, and what the consequences are if they violate parole. In some states, boards can even decide whom to consider for parole and when. 9.
Eyewitness Testimony Is Unreliable… Or Is It ... - The Marshall Project
Oct 30, 2015 · Burlington Police Department. To the swelling chorus of activists and researchers who argue that eyewitness testimony is both fundamentally unreliable and over-relied upon, the Cotton case is a prime example of what can go tragically wrong when court cases hinge on human recollection.
Kamala Harris’ Complex Record as Prosecutor: What to Know | The ...
Jul 27, 2024 · Innocence Cases. In 2008, Jamal Trulove was arrested in San Francisco and prosecuted by Harris’ office for the murder of his friend Seu Kuka. An appellate court later found that police officers had framed Trulove, and he was released after six years in prison. The city agreed to pay him a $13 million settlement.
5 Things to Know About Kamala Harris’ Criminal Justice Record
Jul 21, 2024 · Here’s where Vice President Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor, stands on important criminal justice issues. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on July 17, 2024. Carlos Osorio/Associated Press. By Jamiles Lartey and Lakeidra Chavis. Key criminal justice and immigration issues on the campaign trail.
Homeless People Have Property Rights Too | The Marshall Project
Sep 28, 2024 · Unhoused People Have Property Rights Too. A recent Supreme Court decision spurred a crackdown on people experiencing homelessness. Here’s how some are still fighting back. An employee with the San Francisco Department of Public Works dismantles the tent of an unhoused person who was being detained by the police on July 30, 2024.
New Data Shows How Dire the Prison Staffing Shortage Really Is
Jan 10, 2024 · Republish. When Andrew Phillips took a job as a corrections officer at Georgia’s Smith State Prison in 2021, he was desperate for work. Shortly after he started, he noticed a problem. The prison housed about 1,500 men, and each shift was supposed to have 30 officers to guard them, but most days there were half that, according to Phillips.
Learn About the Judge Candidates in Cuyahoga County’s Nov. 5 …
Mar 5, 2024 · Michael Donnelly*. democrat. Elected as an Ohio Supreme Court justice in 2018 after serving as a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge for 13 years. Advocates for "factually-based pleas" that reflect the crime that occurred. Wrote an opinion in a case that rolled back more than $200 million in extra charges Ohioans were forced to pay FirstEnergy.
How Federal Prisons Are Getting Worse - The Marshall Project
Mar 2, 2024 · On Wednesday, federal prisons’ director Colette Peters once again found herself facing tough questions over an agency in crisis. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee interrogated Peters over two February reports that found hundreds of preventable deaths of people in federal custody, and the persistent overuse of solitary confinement.