Criminal Justice Reform

2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (528+ words) Plans to rename the Royal Police Force a “service” will do little to improve policing without sweeping reforms to leadership, training, discipline and promotions two prominent commentators have argued. A retired assistant commissioner of police has dismissed plans to rename…...

6+ hour, 19+ min ago   (340+ words) For centuries, the jury system has been the bulwark of American and British legal systems. Lately this tried-and-true method has been losing its credibility. Two cases have been at the forefront of the downfall. In the first case, an innocent…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1003+ words) Research contradicts supporters claim program reduced recidivism by 58%, reduced felony charges by 39%. False information led Congress and others to appropriate tens of millions of dollars in cities across the nation for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion model, data shows. As…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (335+ words) "Victims Should Not Have to Hide — Perpetrators Must Be Stopped" "Response to Crimes Against Women and Youth Will Hold Through Prosecution Reform" President Lee Jae-myung marked the fourth anniversary of the Sindang Station murder on Sept. 14, saying he would "move…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (487+ words) ▲ Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok speaks during a high-level party-government consultative meeting held at the Prime Minister's Seoul Official Residence in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 13th. The Democratic Party and the government held a high-level party-government consultative meeting today (the…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1001+ words) Eric Zimmerman Questions Data Used to Justify LEAD Program (The Center Square) - False information led Congress and others to appropriate tens of millions of dollars in cities across the nation for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion model, data shows. As…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (323+ words) The California Senate Rules Committee has appointed Gabriella Garcia, executive director of Storyteller, to serve as a commissioner for First 5 California. She was appointed at the recommendation of California Senator Pro Tempore Monique Limon, who represents Santa Barbara in the…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (92+ words) Local News Matters The executive director of an agency responsible for approving land annexations in Napa County has been placed on paid administrative leave amid a massive expansion effort in American Canyon, county officials confirmed on Tuesday. Brendon Freeman, who…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (418+ words) A South Dakota state agency requests an average of 249 driver’s license suspensions per month as part of its efforts to collect debts owed to state government, a legislative oversight panel heard Tuesday. The figure hasn’t changed much in recent years,…...

5+ day, 20+ min ago   (667+ words) In 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the state’s death penalty system a failure and issued an executive order halting executions. His order — and the sight of the lethal injection gurney and the gas chamber chair being driven away from San…...