The criminal justice system continues to operate at ‘unacceptable levels’ in England and Wales and is far from recovering from the ‘shock’ of the coronavirus pandemic, watchdogs have warned. Four high-level inspectors have joined forces to express their “serious concerns” about the situation. Charlie Taylor, Chief Inspector of Prisons, JustinRead More →
Poor knowledge and deployment of Information Technology (ICT) has undermined Nigeria’s policing and criminal justice system. The results revealed that technology and the police have been interconnected for decades, since the advent of the telephone, automobile and two-way radio. Today, technology seems to advance at a pace of geometric progression,Read More →
GRAND HAVEN — A group of local college students got a unique insight into the criminal justice system Friday in Grand Haven. Students from the Corpus Christi Catholic school in the Netherlands took part in a mock murder trial at the 58th district courthouse. They took on the various rolesRead More →
New York can breathe a sigh of relief as Constable Dennis Vargas, our eighth police officer shot on duty in just five months, recovers at home with the family he nearly left behind. The actions of Vargas and his partner illustrate the kind of dangerous work we ask our officersRead More →
Those behind the acts are often teenagers, some as young as 14 who find themselves in and out of the juvenile justice system. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Stolen cars and gun crimes. Violence has increased across the country and here in the Columbus metro area in recent months. Those behind theRead More →
Human rights lawyers and Aboriginal justice groups have said the Northern Territories government’s new law setting a $15,300 cap on false imprisonment compensation will reduce government liability in prisons, and that it went against the government’s commitment to the Convention against Torture which Australia ratified in 2017. The Personal InjuryRead More →
Walvis Bay – Former mediator John Walters says the justice system needs to be challenged, especially the issue of bail, to better understand if it is equally applied to all those seeking bail in court Namibians. Walters’ response comes after Econolux bus driver Jeremia Heita, who fatally shot a suspectedRead More →
* US Department of Justice is exploring chatbots * Some courts are experimenting with automated bots * Civil liberties groups warn of privacy and risk of bias By Avi Asher-Schapiro and David Sherfinski When the US state of New Jersey lifted a COVID-19 ban on foreclosures last year,Read More →
Jhere’s what one statistic can show about the criminal justice system and how to improve it. Many are well aware, and have been for years, of its racial bias, its high financial costs to government, its profound impact on the lives of a huge proportion of Americans and their families.Read More →
The parents of a young man killed by a drunk driver who drank lager while driving his car before crashing head-on into a wall have opened up about their grief at losing their sons and the anger they feel about a justice system that has failed them. On the eveningRead More →
Imagine being the victim of an attack, in which the attacker is armed with a knife or other weapon. You are able to get through the ordeal unharmed, but now you learn that you could face civil liability because the abuser was injured. That’s exactly what happened to comedian DaveRead More →
In the early hours of March 27, 2018, a 40-year-old woman stacked her belongings in two piles in her apartment in a supportive housing complex in Chilliwack, poured five containers of lighter fluid over them, and put fire. I will not use his name. I will call her Patricia. PatriciaRead More →
Credit: Raysonho/Public Domain The Department of Justice’s vision is to provide a world-class justice system that works for everyone in society. With the release of the MoJ 2025 Digital Strategy, there is a vision for the justice user experience to be simpler, faster and better for everyone. For techUK’s DigitalRead More →
Temporary assistant district attorneys and judges are chosen to help streamline the court process in Mississippi’s capital. Hinds County’s court system has been overwhelmed in recent years, with the pandemic exacerbating that strain. Authorities estimate that there are more than 2,200 ongoing cases. Jackson Police Chief John Davis said theRead More →
By James Boyle (May 4, 2022, 3:44 p.m. EDT) – A fair and just system of justice is achievable in America, as long as lawyers and especially judges can analyze thoroughly and truthfully the impact their decisions may have on achieving that goal, according to Allegheny County’s top judge. PresidingRead More →
The landmark abortion decision Roe v. Wade is about to be canceled. A leaked draft Supreme Court decision shows how judges should decide an abortion case. Protesters gathered in Washington to express their thoughts on the issue. Abby Johnson, former director of the Planned Parenthood Clinic, joins us to offerRead More →
Gwede Mantashe, President of the ANC and Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy. Gwede Mantashe called on law enforcement officials to “arrest, prosecute and sentence perpetrators to long prison terms”. His call comes after two ANC leaders were killed in the Eastern Cape on Monday. The Eastern Cape ANC hasRead More →
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A bronze statue titled ‘Justice Delayed, Justice Denied’ depicting a justice figure is seen at the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Minorities and young people more likely to view the justice systemRead More →
People who come into contact with the criminal justice system are increasingly diverse in terms of race, nationality and ethnicity. By and large, those who arrest, chase, punish, and monitor them remain white and Irish. This raises two important questions. The first is whether the level of contact simply reflectsRead More →
Mother fears justice system will be soft on boy charged in 2 murder cases The mother of a 22-year-old man who was shot and killed is pleading with the public and the justice system as a whole. She worries for the safety of her community if the defendant, now 15,Read More →
Why Dundee domestic abuse victims are ‘losing faith’ in the justice system Schedule An icon of a desktop calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across it. Caret A right-pointing solid arrow icon. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of Facebook’s “f”Read More →
Teffo, the defense lawyer for the men accused of killing Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa, was arrested on Thursday after proceedings in Meyiwa’s murder trial were adjourned at the High Court in Pretoria. Photo: Kgomotso Medupe NEWS Activists are adamant that there is a greater disregard for the law atRead More →
The victims’ movement, denouncing the lack of a participatory approach in the criminal justice system, spread like wildfire around the world in the last century. The movement that began in the United States has stood the test of time and is credited with establishing the current discourse on improving theRead More →
Credit: Josie Lepe Katherine Lucero, director of the Office of Youth and Community Restoration at the California Health and Human Services Agency. Credit: Josie Lepe Katherine Lucero, director of the Office of Youth and Community Restoration at the California Health and Human Services Agency. Judge Katherine Lucero is tasked withRead More →
Jim Harbaugh will return to the nation’s capital this week to continue his advocacy for fairness in the legal system for low-income Americans. Michigan’s head football coach will join politicians and business leaders on Thursday, April 28 in Washington, D.C., for the release of Legal Services Corporation’s latest study onRead More →
M The PS have demanded a government plan to tackle a £1billion court maintenance backlog and a shortage of judges which are hampering the restoration of criminal justice. Courthouses have been left in a ‘poor condition’ thanks to years of underfunding, the House of Commons Justice Select Committee has heard,Read More →
news, local news, A teenager has his mother to thank for avoiding jail time as punishment for dangerous driving that had the potential to kill others on the roads, a court has heard. Magistrate Hugh Radford described the 19-year-old’s string of driving offenses as a “spectacular” start to the criminalRead More →
Eppinger’s felony case was back in the news last week after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis criticized the decision to grant bail in the case. Without specifically criticizing the trial court judge in the case, Willis said the process was indicative of problems determining which defendants are being heldRead More →
Antwaun Cubie, 18, had been at the Oak Park, Illinois, police station for hours. He said the police beat him, he was scared and exhausted. He wanted to call his mother, but said a detective told him he had to sign and date a document to make the call. CubieRead More →
April 22, 2022 DHAKA- They were innocent and young and had nothing to do with the events that ended their lives. The brutality of the murders calls for exemplary punishment, but their families are not demanding justice. Samia Afran Prity, a student, was on her way to her friend’s houseRead More →
The province has announced a host of housekeeping changes to Alberta’s justice system. The Alberta Justice Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 20) was introduced by the UCP government on April 21 with a long list of changes to the Corrections Act, the Justices of the Peace Act, the missing persons, theRead More →
Lim Lian Kee KUCHING (April 21): The thought of appearing in court and being given a sentence for an offense is already a nerve-wracking experience for many people, but imagine how even more dreadful it would be to see the sentence handed down with using a faceless, soulless device thatRead More →
The Holyrood Justice Committee took testimony from the woman, whose name has not been made public. She was referred to as a “survivor” in committee business. Register to our daily newsletter She said: “Not only is it an outdated and misogynistic system, it’s monumental crap and a disgrace to Scotland.Read More →
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), says the Nigerian judiciary is constantly manipulated to favor influential politicians accused of corruption in Nigeria. Falana said so on Tuesday in a paper titled “Sentenncing Rich And Poor Convicts In Nigeria: An Unbalanced Scale,” delivered at the inaugural public lecture of the DepartmentRead More →
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) — It’s an alarming cycle of deadly violence. Pima County is now under intense scrutiny over how it handles criminal justice reform. Law enforcement officials recently told county supervisors that parts of the system were faulty. And now this council decides whether the county shouldRead More →
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Josh Thomson has been supporting his good friend Cain Velasquez since his arrest on suspicion of attempted murder. Velasquez was arrested on February 28 after allegedly shooting a man while targeting another man, Harry Goularte, 43, accused of assaulting an underage family member. Velasquez, the formerRead More →
Review Editor’s Note: Editorials represent the views of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently of the newsroom. ••• Expect to hear a lot about public safety in the upcoming fall elections. On the ballot: both houses of the Minnesota Legislature, the office of the governor and the stateRead More →
BEST BAR NONE: Defenders take their case to the streets outside Southwark Crown Court, London (Image: GETTY) As they once again take industrial action, lawyer and crime novelist Tony Kent admits: “No one has ever lost a vote by taking a pound out of a lawyer’s pocket. It’s easy toRead More →
Bowen Turner is a 19-year-old man from South Carolina who, since 2018, has been charged with two sexual assaults. To this day, he is free. (Photo: Bamberg County Detention Center) Bowen Turner is a 19-year-old man from South Carolina who, since 2018, has been charged with two sexual assaults. ToRead More →
Readers have condemned a killer’s ‘joke’ after he was told he could only serve 14 years for burning down a great-grandmother’s house, forcing her to jump 20ft up when he died. Paranoid schizophrenic Mark O’Brien poured petrol into 83-year-old Peggy Wright’s mailbox after he mistakenly believed he had been labeledRead More →
New UK-focused research funded by the Bell Foundation has examined the many language access issues faced by English as a Second Language (ESL) speakers when interacting with the UK criminal justice system (CJS). The report, Language Barriers in the Criminal Justice System, was a collaboration between the Institute for CrimeRead More →
Mark Johnson MBE thinks system is ‘lazy on crime’ and government has ‘cut dependency’ A former prisoner has denounced the UK justice system for ‘criminalising mental illness’. Mark Johnson MBE, a former offender and drug addict, now author and founder of the charity User Voice, believes the government needs toRead More →
Dan Hooker calls for law change after controversial death punch conviction Dan Hooker took to Twitter to express his disappointment with New Zealand’s justice system after he felt Daniel Havili’s sentence was too light, at just two years and four months, following a punch ” coward” who killed Fau Vake.Read More →
As of today, the overwhelming majority of Criminal Bar Association members (including myself) have voted to adopt a “no return” policy on our business. This is the closest thing to a strike for us, the largely independent professionals. This means that when a lawyer assigned to a case becomes unavailableRead More →
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Public defenders, prosecutors and now the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court are all now sounding the alarm: a shortage of public defenders is clogging the criminal justice system in Oregon. State. Chief Justice Martha Walters sent a letter Tuesday to Governor Kate Brown, SenateRead More →
The judge who presided over Martin’s trial was Trevor McFadden, who was appointed to the court in 2017 after briefly serving as a senior official in former President Donald Trump’s Justice Department and, earlier in his career, as a prosecutor of line in the district. This is the same judgeRead More →
Paul Hoffman SC is a trustee of Accountability Now. It is the unenviable task of the government to foster respect for the rule of law among all people in the country. This is best done by creating a law enforcement norm that people do not feel the need to resortRead More →
The association that represents Crown attorneys in Alberta is calling for changes to the justice system or hundreds of lawyers could leave their jobs “in the very near future.” The Alberta Crown Attorneys Association (ACAA) accuses the province of “chronic underfunding” which it says has caused a “crisis in theRead More →
Stock image | Photo by Михаил Руденко/iStock/Getty Images Plus, St. George News ST. GEORGE- America locked up nearly a quarter of a million children in 2019, according to The Sentencing Project’s “Too Many Closed Doors” report. The Utah Legislature passed a series of bills in 2017 to reform the state’sRead More →
Projector: Duke Wrongful Convictions Clinic Years at Duke: 13 Number of employees: 3 (and approximately 20 student lawyers per year) Who are they: Duke Law’s Wrongful Convictions Clinic investigates plausible claims of innocence made by people incarcerated for crimes committed in North Carolina. Within the Center for Criminal Justice andRead More →
Former Edo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Osaze Osemwegie-Ero, on Monday lamented his 19-month incarceration in Italy in 2019 for an alleged link to a mafia organization. He also criticized Italy’s judicial system, alleging that it allows room for forgery and non-offense evidence used to imprison Nigerians.Read More →
SPRING FIELD — State Sen. Scott Bennett (D-Champaign) and his colleagues joined police advocates on Monday to unveil a legislative package aimed at bolstering law enforcement and improving the criminal justice system in the state. State. “Our law enforcement officials work tirelessly 24 hours a day, seven days a weekRead More →
The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee said it had been “baffled by the proliferation of artificial intelligence tools potentially being used without proper oversight, particularly by police forces across the country in a concerned report on the use of new technologies in the justice system which alsoRead More →
No justice in the judicial system It is difficult for a layman to obtain justice in such a complex system. Despite other woes of the system that are common across the world, the Pakistani justice system has many quirks that make it unfair. To hit the mark, it is difficultRead More →
A STUDY conducted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in 2021 concluded that better civil justice systems can spur investment, competition, innovation and growth. The study indicates that well-functioning judicial systems play a crucial role in determining economic performance, including ensuring the security of property rights and theRead More →
Political analyst Dr Ralph Mathekga has described the Johannesburg Magistrates Court’s conviction of former Social Development Minister and ANC Women’s League President Bathabile Dlamini as a milestone in the South African justice system. On Friday, the court sentenced Dlamini to four years in prison or a fine of R200,000 withRead More →
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County Circuit Court judges discussed the recent increase in gun violence in Mobile and dispelled comments from city officials about a broken court system. Mobile County Judge Michael A. Youngpeter addressed the city of Mobile March 31 with support from other judges and court officials.Read More →
“What will you do to build public confidence in the Orange County justice system? That’s what our editorial board asked candidates for the Orange County prosecutor’s office. Here are their answers. Todd Spitzer: “I will continue to implement common sense reforms to fix the mess left by my predecessor andRead More →
The justice system must stop making fun of itself History has something to say to today’s Supreme Court. In 1924, Lord Hewart, Lord Chief Justice of England, said: “Justice must not only be done, but must also be seen to be done. In 2019, the Code of Conduct for AmericanRead More →
The primary focus of the questions asked during Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings concerned his conviction record. Some senators have repeatedly accused her of being too lenient towards those convicted of child pornography offenses, in particular. But, on the contrary, the senators’ questions highlight the failures ofRead More →
THE furious family of a Largs pensioner who had £30,000 ‘stolen’ from her bank wants to see new laws to speed up criminal cases where alleged victims have dementia. Fergus Leckie, 63, and his wife, Moira, 61, have written to Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon calling on him to intervene inRead More →
Oklahoma’s juvenile justice system reflects some of the same shortcomings as that of adult offenders in the state, according to a report released Monday. “Historically, Oklahoma has fallen on the side of punishment over rehabilitation and has only implemented significant protections for children in its justice system when a legalRead More →
For the most part, legal professionals in Jonglei have set up ad hoc “offices” under the trees, to provide needed services to community members. However, that changed when the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) handed over a newly built facility to these committed women and men who haveRead More →
Reforms to the justice system could lengthen life sentences for murderers and also introduce new laws to criminalize grooming children for criminal gangs. The Minister of Justice will today publish the Justice Plan 2022 containing 159 actions which will also include new measures to combat domestic, sexual and gender-based violence.Read More →
news, latest news, Cathy Ward knows her job is challenging, but she loves it all the same. She is the local resident court worker for the Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative, on the front line helping the community when things go wrong, from unpaid fines piling up to diversion schemes.Read More →
Manitoba’s first healing lodge for First Nations youth in conflict with the justice system will be built in Thompson so northern children can get support and cultural programs closer to home. The province will provide $2 million to Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc., a political advocacy group representing 26 northern FirstRead More →
Legislation passed by a Senate subcommittee aims to prevent the incarceration of children and improve treatment in facilities. COLUMBIA, SC — South Carolina’s juvenile justice system could soon be undergoing a major overhaul. Lawmakers are working on legislation that could significantly change how children are prosecuted and imprisoned for committingRead More →
UC Santa Cruz film professor Sharon Daniel’s two-quarter undergraduate coursework assignments MOVIE 171S-02, are not your typical film school fare. This course, titled Reasonable doubts: make an exonerationseeks nothing more or less than the release of wrongfully convicted persons currently incarcerated in American prisons. Now ongoing and in its 12thRead More →
SFr. Josh Hawley said he couldn’t support Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court because “when it comes to crimes and crimes against children, he’s someone who apologizes to the criminals”. Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, appeared on Fox News Hannity Wednesday, saying his lenient sentences in childRead More →
“I had never been inside a jathere before in my life,” writes Keeda Haynes of her first real job, the one she dreamed of as a teenager in Franklin. “I had never even seen movies or read books about prison life – so I didn’t know what to expect.” ButRead More →
Look in the mirror of our justice system Dawn Herbel Brenda Phillips Take a long hard look at the faces on the right. When you close your eyes and imagine what people imprisoned on suspicion of drug crimes look like, it’s not the faces that come to mind, but they areRead More →
In a speech delivered online last week (15 pages / 251kb PDF) focusing on the future of dispute resolution, Master of the Rolls Sir Geoffrey Vos said those who seek justice in 2040 will do so through an integrated online digital justice system comprised of pre-action dispute resolution portalsRead More →
City leaders have criticized the state of the criminal justice system for contributing to a wave of violence in Mobile that culminated over the weekend in multiple shootings and three deaths. “In my opinion, the criminal justice system is broken,” Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said at a Monday news conference.Read More →
(Tribune News Service) – A program designed to steer veterans charged with nonviolent offenses out of the criminal justice system and into support services is looking for a few quality men and women to act as mentors. Cumberland County Attorney’s Office Veterans Diversion Program search for military veterans who canRead More →
A program designed to steer veterans charged with non-violent offenses out of the criminal justice system and into support services is looking for a few good men and women to act as mentors. The Cumberland County Attorney’s Office Veterans Diversion Program is seeking military veterans who can work with programRead More →
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ADA, Okla. (KXII) – It has been nearly two years since the McGirt decision changed Oklahoma’s law enforcement landscape and led to unprecedented growth in the Chickasaw Nation’s criminal justice system. The McGirt ruling upset Oklahoma when it asserted that tribal lands still belong to the tribes. According to DebraRead More →
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 →
Maltese doctors have denounced a police report against pro-choice activists, saying the political party behind the reports is abusing the justice system. A representative of Doctors For Choice, which is among the organizations flagged by the religious group Partit ABBA, said the lack of safe and legal abortion services inRead More →
Gas prices set to fall after emergency legislation approvedThe Maryland General Assembly House and Senate are expected to pass emergency legislation tomorrow that would ease the pain at the pump. 59 minutes ago One person shot dead outside Glenn Burnie HospitalAnne Arundel County police are responding to a shooting 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 →
Police and members of the legal profession should be trained in autism recognition, the researchers recommended, after survey results suggested the criminal justice system is failing people with the condition. A study from the University of Cambridge Autism Research Center found that shortcomings included police not recognizing an autistic personRead 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 →
Photo: LA County Probation Department Campus Kilpatrick is a juvenile camp located in Los Angeles County. Photo: LA County Probation Department Campus Kilpatrick is a juvenile camp located in Los Angeles County. Poor and inconsistent teaching and student apathy were among the findings of a citizen review of the educationRead More →
In modern American society, whether or not systemic racism exists has been hotly debated lately. Although many will argue that systemic racism is not real, the American criminal justice system has been proven to be biased towards white people and against African Americans on many levels from length of prisonRead More →
Did you know that the main way to pay the Oklahoma court system is through fines and fees? The state depends on the offender to pay for the justice system with less than 20% funded by tax money. You might think that’s a good idea. Let criminals and delinquents payRead More →
The state of Medina was founded on the principles of the rule of law and the provision of prompt administrative justice, which made it a great emerging state of that era. No state can progress and prosper without fast, inexpensive and timely administrative and judicial justice. However, Pakistan inherited BritishRead More →
Chicago’s top prosecutor, who initially let Jussie Smollett bring 16 felony charges for lying to police, called the disgraced actor’s prosecution a failure of the justice system and said he was a victim of ” mob justice”. Kim Foxx made the remarks in a Chicago Sun-Times Thursday night column publishedRead More →
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At best, our justice system should make people safer, hold accountable those who seek to harm others, and earn the trust of its citizens. At worst, the system can be easily manipulated to serve thinly veiled political agendas. Jussie Smollett’s damaging, costly and dishonest criminal prosecution ended on Thursday. AsRead More →
A Sheppey mother has slammed the justice system after the man who attacked her son walked out of court. Bradley Holding was 16 when he was punched while cycling along Sheerness High Street in December 2019. The offender was given a suspended sentence because it took so long for theRead More →
“The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime that Changed Their Lives” by journalist and author Dashka Slater is a nonfiction for young adults that examines complex issues. Slater is the author of Portage CommuniTeen 2022. The teens and their community read “The 57 Bus” inRead More →
SINGAPORE – A Malaysian human rights non-governmental organization (NGO) has attempted to intervene in Singapore’s criminal justice system and Singaporeans must guard against such foreign interference, the Minister of State has said Home Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim in Parliament on Wednesday 9 March. Associate Professor Faishal has singled out LawyersRead More →
The report, Misogyny – A Human Rights Issue, calls for the creation of a Scottish Misogyny and Criminal Justice Act that would create further statutory aggravation of misogyny. Other recommendations include a new offense of incitement to hatred against women and girls, an offense of misogynistic public harassment, and aRead More →
Justin Gaethje is unhappy with the California court system’s decision to deny bail for the attempted murder of Cain Velasquez. The former UFC lightweight title contender took to social media to express his disapproval of the justice system’s handling of Velasquez’s case. Gaethje thinks the state justice system is aRead More →
As always, the last Last week tonight the episode didn’t pack a punch in addressing current issues that most would consider “sensitive” or “controversial.” After presenting the most significant news of the week, which mainly concerned the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the host of the HBO program John Olivier movedRead More →
Creating a victim-centred approach as part of an “integrated criminal justice system” is one of the main goals of a three-year strategy for the sector due to be unveiled on Monday. Increased sharing of data between relevant agencies and increased use of technology in the courts are among the goalsRead More →
The People’s Congress (COPE) has lamented the stretch that families have to go through to access justice for crimes committed during apartheid. Party spokesman Dennis Bloem said the crimes of apartheid must be dealt with in order to mend the country’s wounds. This after Judge Motsamai Makume found that anti-apartheidRead More →
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fort worth The family of Marissa Grimes, whose body was found under a Fort Worth home after police alleged she was beaten to death by a man who had previously abused her, said Tuesday that neither her father nor the criminal justice system could not save the 26-year-old. mother ofRead More →
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – In March 2020, the novel coronavirus pandemic upended life as people knew it, at least temporarily. In Alaska’s court system, an already growing backlog of cases has been exacerbated by delayed proceedings, suspended trials and the difficulty for attorneys to access their clients. A look atRead More →
Mayor Eric Adams lashed out Thursday at the state’s lax criminal justice, legislative and social services system after learning of the perpetrator who allegedly smeared his own excrement on a woman’s face was released without bond – despite a lengthy criminal record. Frank Abrokwa, 37, was arrested Feb. 28 forRead More →
SINGAPORE: Authorities are exploring ways to make family proceedings in court “less acrimonious”, simpler and more efficient, with some legislative changes expected later this year, the Ministry of Justice (MinLaw) said on Thursday (March 3rd). He is working with the Department of Social and Family Development and Family Courts onRead More →