Criminal Justice
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Service dogs trained behind bars in WV transform lives, inside and out
With demand for assistance dogs on the rise, people in two West Virginia prisons are getting involved in their training. At Saint Marys Correctional …
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Proposed bills would curb jailing of children in IL
Two bills aimed at reforming the juvenile justice system in Illinois are close to becoming law. Senate Bill 1784 proposes raising the age of …
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Prison education bill to expand opportunities for incarcerated people in VA
A bill passed by Virginia lawmakers would expand higher education opportunities to incarcerated people across the state. House Bill 2158 aims to …
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Legal experts call arrest of WI judge 'extreme and unnecessary'
Legal experts and advocates are outraged over the arrest of a Milwaukee judge last week who was charged with helping an undocumented defendant avoid a…
Monday, April 28, 2025
Rural KY counties are building more jails, data show
New data shows incarceration has ballooned in Kentucky's rural counties, and less populated regions are building more jails. The findings come from …
PA public defenders struggle with high caseloads, attorney shortage
More than 60 Pennsylvania counties do not have enough public defenders for their caseloads, forcing some, including in Erie County, to each handle …
Indiana moves to regulate legal THC sales and branding
Indiana lawmakers continue to debate THC rules while surrounding states move forward with marijuana legalization. Senate Bill 478 targets packaging …
5 years after George Floyd's death, OR police reform is 'slow'
Five years after George Floyd's murder by a white police officer sparked nationwide protests and demands for police reform, progress remains slow…
Police reform advocate: WA must do more to reduce deaths
Five years after George Floyd's murder by a white police officer sparked nationwide protests and demands for police reform, progress remains slow…
OH parents seek tougher sentences for fatal school-zone collisions
Parents of students killed or injured in school-zone crosswalks are backing a measure in the Ohio General Assembly to increase the penalty from a misd…
Indiana Senate passes surprise court cuts
Indiana lawmakers approved a bill Tuesday to eliminate judgeships in eleven mostly rural counties as part of a statewide judicial reallocation…
Impact of solitary confinement goes beyond psychological trauma
Imagine being locked in a cell for 23 hours a day, under constant artificial light, with no human contact for months or even years. This is the …