Don't Believe the People Blaming Crime on Defunded Police
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A Texas sheriff has certified that the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard were the victims of a crime, which helps clear the way for them to apply for U visas.
Convincing evidence of his innocence has been available for years. But the criminal legal system prioritizes procedure and bureaucracy over liberty.
Pardoning possession offenders is nice. Taking his boot off the necks of cannabis sellers would be even better.
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A state senator joins several local officials in federal indictments for taking bribes in exchange for contracts.
The Supreme Court may soon consider if acquitted conduct sentencing is illegal.
Media outlets repeated police speculation that she might have been involved, but investigators now say she was likely unarmed.
A new report looks at decades of troubling trends of bad convictions in murder, rape, and drug cases.
The show depicts the killer's gruesome crimes but lays some of the blame on the Milwaukee police who failed for so long to catch him.
Yes, according to a growing body of research, says criminologist Adam Lankford.
Some conservative media outlets and politicians lambast the practice. But if you care about public safety, that opposition doesn't make sense.
It would be far easier to prosecute sex trafficking if voluntary sex work were legal.
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Alvin Bragg campaigned on Tracy McCarter’s innocence. Once in office, that was apparently less politically expedient.
Animals are property, and property rights matter.
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Former Judges Mark A. Ciavarella and Michael T. Conahan are now serving lengthy prison sentences for what became known as the "kids-for-cash" scandal.
Delaying Glossip's execution until December allows the courts to consider new evidence that might prove his innocence.
Joe Nathan James appeared to have suffered for hours as prison officials tried to establish an IV for lethal injection.
A newly unearthed letter suggests the primary witness against Glossip (and the actual killer) had regrets and made a “mistake.”
A mother-daughter arrest in Nebraska was fueled in part by unencrypted Facebook messages police accessed through a warrant.
Let’s perhaps stop trying to tease national trends out of the complexities of local public safety issues.
Here's what's in the $1 billion reauthorization package.
The city halted its practice of fining graffitied businesses during the pandemic. But now it's firing up its enforcement machine again.
After Amazon admitted it gives Ring footage to police departments upon "emergency" request, San Francisco Mayor London Breed wants cops to be able to access any camera at any time.
One of the candidate’s own supporters is responsible for the defendant’s release. And it may have been the right decision.
This was an attempted arrest of a man wanted for questioning and parole violations, not a hostage situation.
The felony murder rule continues to criminalize people for killing people they didn't actually kill.
Alvin Bragg campaigned on "ending mass incarceration." But that promise apparently does not apply to Jose Alba.
The case of Jose Alba reminds us that progressive prosecutors don't always apply their principles when they're inconvenient.
Research and data points may not be enough to persuade voters that something different is worth trying.