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Alabama Reentry Task Force to continue defining recidivism
18+ hour, 33+ min ago (797+ words) Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles Director Cam Ward speaks during Reentry 2030 event at the Perry County Correctional Facility in Uniontown, Ala. , on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. The Alabama Reentry Task Force is working to develop a definition for recidivism to reduce…...
As an MP and survivor of abuse, I know the difference Raneem's Law will make
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (379+ words) Labour's Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls writes for Metro about the next phase of Raneem's Law....
We Could Make Prisons Obsolete: James Talarico Called To Slash Police Budgets and Spend the Money on Social Programs
12+ hour, 51+ min ago (424+ words) Left-wing Texas Senate candidate James Talarico says he opposes defunding the police and has a "proven track record" of supporting law enforcement. Perhaps that is true now, but in 2022, he called to slash police and prison budgets and redirect the…...
Melinda Aiello, Long Time Yolo Prosecutor, Becomes First Woman Yolo County District Attorney
22+ hour, 36+ min ago (841+ words) YOLO COUNTY " The Yolo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday appointed longtime prosecutor Melinda Aiello as district attorney, selecting continuity over calls for outside reform and making history in the process. "The District Attorney is a powerful position " every decision…...
New Mexico public defenders, experts warn lawmakers of extreme caseloads, understaffing
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (431+ words) New Mexico lawmakers on the interim Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee in Albuquerque on June 22, 2026, listen to testimony by (left to right) Deputy Chief Public Defender for Operations Jennifer Barela, Chief Public Defender Bennett Baur and Deputy Chief Public Defender…...
America's Crime Problem Isn't About Race " It's About Responsibility, Reality, and What We Refuse
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (409+ words) For years, America has been stuck in the same tired argument: "It's this race doing the crimes." "It's that culture ruining the country." "They are the problem. But here's the truth nobody wants to say out loud: Every race in…...
Yolo Supervisors to Interview Three Candidates for District Attorney Appointment
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (1305+ words) WOODLAND, Calif. " The Yolo County Board of Supervisors is set to interview three candidates Tuesday afternoon before appointing a new district attorney to serve out the remainder of former District Attorney Jeff Reisig's term, a decision that will shape the…...
Rikers Island inmates get Father's Day trip to museum with their kids
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (52+ words) CBS News is a trusted source for the latest in politics, U. S. and world news. The network is home to award-winning broadcasts CBS Mornings, CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes, CBS Sunday Morning, 48 Hours and Face the Nation. Rikers Island inmates get Father's…...
Can a new commission remedy California's public defender crisis?
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (325+ words) A new commission made up of legislators, public defenders, academics and advocates seeks to push California " one of just two states that don't pay for basic public defense " to begin providing resources and enforcing minimum standards for county public defender…...
Local Activists Speak Out Against Rate Hike for Broome County Corrections Communications as Legislation Passes Resolution
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (622+ words) Keeping in touch with loved ones behind bars in Broome County is about to get much more expensive. Following a county legislature vote last night approving'a'hike in communication rates for jail inmates, this move is sparking tensions between local activists…...