Editor’s Note: The following editorial appeared in our sister newspaper, The Decatur Daily, about how a fatal police shooting last weekend in Decatur may have its roots in the mental health crisis of the State. Although it specifically highlights the situation in Morgan County, it addresses an important issue thatRead More →
by Paul Kiefer (This article originally appeared on PubliCola and has been reprinted under license) The Seattle City Attorney’s Office launched a plan March 15 to identify people frequently accused of committing a crime — or, as they put it, “high users of the criminal justice system” — to prioritizeRead More →
This summer, the nonprofit organization Measures for Justice will launch a new public database intended to track the performance of Monroe County’s criminal justice system. Measures for Justice developed the data tool, Commons, to track a variety of metrics such as race, gender and age of defendants, cases sent toRead More →
CLAIM: President Joe Biden has signed a bill that will give law enforcement access to a “kill switch” that will be attached to ALL new cars in 2026. FACTS: While a provision of the bipartisan infrastructure bill that Biden signed last year requires advanced drunk and impaired driving technology toRead More →
Blaise Mesa ksnewsservice.org TOPEKA, Kansas — After Tyler Williams spent much of his teenage years locked up in the juvenile prison system, at age 19 he found himself owing more than $1,000 to the state of Kansas — including court fees. $840 for transporting him from Oklahoma to face chargesRead More →
George Kauki pulls out his axe. With just a few strokes, he cuts six slices of frozen caribou for Panda, Yapper, Nanuk, Sakuk, Kajuk and Atsak. Attached by a long chain under the autumn sun of Nunavik, the Inuit dogs crunch the meat provided by their master. A few yearsRead More →
Local agencies are working together to improve Harris County’s criminal justice system — a system that experts say is overwhelmed by a backlog of cases and discriminates against low-income residents and people of color. The Harris County Court of Commissioners established the Department of Administration of Justice in 2019 toRead More →
(February 20): Following the Asian financial crisis of 1997, competition law was adopted as legislation in major ASEAN economies in the first half of the past two decades. In Malaysia, the Competition Act 2010 came into force in 2012, with the Malaysian Competition Commission (MyCC) being mandated by Parliament toRead More →
(The Center Square) — A report from the Louisiana Commission on Funding the Justice System reiterated its mission to shift funding from defendants to taxpayers, though the panel made no specific proposals for getting there. The report outlines the actions of the 25-member commission over the past year to studyRead More →
Local agencies are working together to improve Harris County’s criminal justice system — a system that experts say is overwhelmed by a backlog of cases and discriminates against low-income residents and people of color. The Harris County Court of Commissioners established the Department of Administration of Justice in 2019 toRead More →
A collaborative effort was announced Tuesday that officials say will focus on improving the fairness and efficiency of the state’s criminal justice system. Chief State Attorney Richard J. Colangelo Jr. announced the creation of Moving Justice Forward, a collaboration between the Criminal Justice Division and the Center for Court Innovation.Read More →
A county neighbor recently suggested (Herald, December 17) I’m researching the attacks on our “justice system” over the past 30 years, as well as the “war on law enforcement.” You don’t have to go back 30 years to find this assault on our “judicial system”, which has been attacked byRead More →
Is Bongbong Marcos legally qualified to run for president in 2022? Or should his certificate of candidacy (COC) be invalidated? Once again, lawyers will speak out on a crucial issue in determining the country’s future. Whoever they are inclined to support for the presidency, voters should follow the deliberations onRead More →