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Bounchan Keola

ICE

An Inmate Firefighter Might Be Deported After California Handed Him Over to ICE

Bounchan Keola was injured while fighting the deadly Zogg Fire. California rewarded him with a possible deportation.

Zuri Davis | 11.25.2020 5:40 PM

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Criminal Justice

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Policing, Probation, Juvenile Justice Reforms

Limits on probation length, a ban on chokeholds, and a plan to dismantle a state juvenile prison system

Scott Shackford | 10.1.2020 3:40 PM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Stay Out

Charles Oliver | 9.7.2020 4:00 AM

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Documentary

Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project

C.J. Ciaramella | 6.12.2020 6:00 AM

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Coronavirus

At Angola, Coronavirus Turns Life Without Parole for Selling Weed Into a Potential Death Sentence

Fate Vincent Winslow, who has never committed a violent crime, fears catching coronavirus in prison.

Tana Ganeva | 5.27.2020 11:40 AM

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Coronavirus

Prosecutors Fight Early Release for Whistleblower Reality Winner

Fears of contracting COVID-19 in prison are not enough, Justice Department says

Scott Shackford | 4.22.2020 12:45 PM

Willie Nash

Coronavirus

Serving 12 Years for Possessing a Cellphone—Unless the Coronavirus Gets to Him First

Some places are releasing nonviolent offenders during the COVID-19 outbreak. Mississippi won't free a man who failed to hand in his phone.

Zuri Davis | 4.13.2020 10:15 AM

Willie Nash

Criminal Justice

Mississippi Court Upholds 12-Year Sentence for a Man Who Unwittingly Had a Phone in Jail

The court says 12 years was "obviously harsh," but hey, at least it wasn't 15.

Zuri Davis | 1.13.2020 12:23 PM

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Hate crimes

A 15-Year Sentence for Burning a Stolen Gay Pride Flag Is Not Justice

Hate crime enhancements meet three-strikes laws, and the consequences are terrible.

Scott Shackford | 12.20.2019 12:25 PM

Ricky Kidd

Criminal Justice

After Spending 23 Years in Prison for a Murder He Didn't Commit, Ricky Kidd Is Going Home

Reason previously shared the story of Ricky Kidd's wrongful conviction in April.

Zuri Davis and Joe Setyon | 8.15.2019 9:55 AM

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FIRST STEP Act

Thousands Freed from Federal Prison by FIRST STEP Act Reforms

Many benefit from an increase in "good time" credits and from retroactive reductions in crack cocaine mandatory minimum sentences.

Scott Shackford | 7.19.2019 2:10 PM

Kim Kardashian Advocacy

Criminal Justice

Kim Kardashian and the FIRST STEP Act Freed Another Person From Prison

Jeffrey Stringer was sentenced to life in prison for a drug offense.

Zuri Davis | 5.7.2019 1:50 PM

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Julian Assange

Julian Assange Sentenced to 50 Weeks in U.K. Prison for Skipping Bail

And the WikiLeaks founder will be in court again tomorrow.

Joe Setyon | 5.1.2019 10:05 AM

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London

London To Require GPS Trackers for Certain Residents Convicted of 'Knife Possession'

The latest in London Mayor Sadiq Khan's war on knife ownership.

Joe Setyon | 2.11.2019 3:45 PM

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Crime

Did SCOTUS Just Rule That Pickpocketing Is a 'Violent Felony'?

Justice Sonia Sotomayor has some concerns.

Joe Setyon | 1.16.2019 1:35 PM

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Sentencing Reform

This 'Three Strikes' Law Sends People to Die in Federal Prison For Drug Crimes

Roughly 800 federal inmates are sentenced to life under an obscure sentencing enhancement that lawmakers in Congress might soon vote to reduce.

C.J. Ciaramella | 11.27.2018 10:00 AM

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Florida

Florida Judge Sentences Corrupt Cops to Prison, Slams Prosecution for "Slap on the Wrist"

Former Biscayne Park Officers Charlie Dayoub and Raul Fernandez are going to prison after pinning burglaries on innocent black men.

Zuri Davis | 10.17.2018 2:20 PM

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California

DNA Evidence Exonerates a Man Who Spent 19 Years in Prison for the Death of His Lover

The California Innocence Project helped free Horace Roberts from prison.

Zuri Davis | 10.16.2018 11:15 AM

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Prison sentence

20 Years in Prison for Florida Man Who Swiped $600 Worth of Cigarettes

He has prior felony convictions, but 20 years still seems harsh.

Joe Setyon | 9.24.2018 1:55 PM

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Police

After 27 Years, Golf Drawings Helped Clear a Convict of Murder

Valentino Dixon has been proclaiming his innocence for decades. After a golf magazine brought attention to his case, people started to listen.

Joe Setyon | 9.20.2018 11:50 AM

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Guns

A Young Mom Was Justified in a Shooting, but a Past Marijuana Charge Means Prison Time

Authorities say Krissy Noble was justified in shooting and killing a home intruder while she was pregnant.

Zuri Davis | 8.31.2018 2:25 PM

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Egypt

Tourist Gets 8 Years in Egyptian Prison for Facebook Video Blasting 'Son of a Bitch' Country

Egypt has no freedom of speech.

Joe Setyon | 7.9.2018 12:50 PM

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Sentencing Reform

Recalling Aaron Persky, the Judge Who Showed Brock Turner Leniency, Is a Mistake That Will Haunt Progressives

California voters just encouraged judges to show no mercy.

Robby Soave | 6.6.2018 12:15 PM

Ross Ulbricht

Ross Ulbricht Is Serving a Double Life Sentence

His mother, Lyn Ulbricht, talks about her son's life in maximum security prison and their Supreme Court hopes for the Silk Road case.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.31.2018 12:00 AM

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