The reactions to the governor's actions were mixed.
Social media users seem to think so. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says it's "false information."
Overcrowded jails are ill-prepared for a coronavirus outbreak.
One man was arrested because he didn't have enough bus fare to make his court date.
Lamonte McIntyre served 23 years in prison for murders that he did not commit.
Only 10 jurors sentenced Nathaniel Woods to death for the deaths of three police officers.
Concern for the families appeared on both sides of the debate.
Irresponsible, ineffective, and dishonest
Prosecutors say Tilli Buchanan "took responsibility for her actions."
"A cross-border shooting claim has foreign relations and national security implications."
Oklahoma messed up three executions in just two years.
"Nick Sutton has gone from a life-taker to a life-saver," read a clemency petition filed by corrections staff, the families of several victims, and five of the jurors who sentenced him to death.
Lamar Johnson, who is serving his 25th year in prison, has been absolved of responsibility for a 1994 murder. A circuit judge says it's too late to give him a new trial.
Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced action against the department.
District Attorney George Brauchler: "Bottom line is if one of us had been in that car and not officer Nate Meier, you ask me if I think it would have been treated differently, I do."
In several cases, victims received higher bonds than criminal defendants and were forced to serve jail time.
The Hamilton County Attorney's Office later admitted that its policies conflict with the state's public records law.
Former prosecutor Bennett Gershman: "The use of jailhouse informants...is one of the great abuses in criminal trials across America."
"This whole question of how we kill our prisoners is sort of a sideshow when the system is as broken as it is."
Activists urge Klobuchar to suspend her presidential campaign.
Supporters of Lance believe the court should have tested DNA before sentencing him to death.
Council member Gregorio Casar: "I think the state of Texas should come out of the Stone Ages and not only decriminalize but legalize marijuana in the state."
The ACLU and the Innocence Project are suing to uncover the evidence.
Tilli Buchanan's stepkids saw her topless. Now she could face 10 years on the sex offender registry.
The Court argues that Amendment 4's language covers financial obligations, not just terms of imprisonment and supervised release.
The jury said they would have given Jimmy Meders life in prison without parole had it been available.
He gave her marijuana, too.
The Tennessee death row inmate "has gone from a life-taker to a life-saver."
At least 20 officers have been suspended while the LAPD investigates the placement of innocent motorists on the gang database.
Three deputies were placed on leave after the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office received the video.
D.C. cops appear to have a thing for illegally probing butts.
The court says 12 years was "obviously harsh," but hey, at least it wasn't 15.
The officer was suspended for only six days.
The judge said six months in jail for the cop's perjury would be "unduly harsh."
The chief weighs in: "Poor choices were made on Christmas night."
He is one of at least eight officers in the department who allegedly stopped people without cause and pocketed their cash.
Thanks to the police union, bad officers don't stay fired for long.
In one week alone, newly legal dispensaries made $11 million in sales.
Chief Michel R. Moore: "There is no place in the Department for any individual who would purposely falsify information on a Department report."
"As a matter of public policy, this system is clearly broken," says Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza.
Of the nearly 9,000 NYPD placard abuse complaints documented, over half have resulted in no action taken against violators.
Michael Reynolds was charged with aggravated burglary and assault because of the incursion.
St. Charles County law enforcement used shady practices to seize motorists' assets without convictions.
Oren Levy nearly lost six years of hard work to the NYPD and muddled state law.
Body camera footage captured Aaron Dean fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson without announcing that he was a police officer.
James Dailey is running out of options to prove his innocence.
One woman alleged that Floyd Berry became aroused during an unlawful search.
