California can now permanently ban police officers from the profession if they commit serious misconduct. Governor Gavin Newsom (D) approved…
On September 7, a survivor of domestic violence in Virginia was testifying against the man accused of her abuse when…
On September 28, the US House of Representatives approved a bill to make punishments for federal crack cocaine charges the…
The FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report is severely limited. Although 85 percent of America’s 15,875 police agencies send their local…
September 26 through October 3 is National Expungement Week of Action and Awareness (NEW), and a series of in-person and…
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declined to pursue decarceration for the Rikers Island jail complex at a press…
As opioid-involved overdose fatalities were holding steady for most racial groups prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, new research details how…
A District Court judge has issued a preliminary injunction to ensure that a 35-year-old Watertown, New York, resident can continue…
Austin, Texas, is known for music festivals, a booming tech industry and progressive politics in a conservative state. By 2022,…
On February 25, a Washington Supreme Court ruling—commonly known as the Blake decision—effectively decriminalized drug possession in the state. Lawmakers…