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MONTREAL, June 9, 2022 /CNW/ – Advancing reconciliation requires addressing both systemic racism and the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in the criminal justice system. Supporting culturally responsive, Indigenous-led, and community-focused justice services is essential to bringing about the systemic changes Canadians know are needed. Today, the Honorable David Lametti, MinisterRead More →

The Crown is to be investigated for its role in a miscarriage of justice that put an innocent man in jail for 19 years. It took nearly four decades for his name to be cleared. It was announced today that Solicitor General Una Jagose has launched an investigation into theRead More →

Aryan Khan’s case reflects what is wrong with India’s justice system. He was arrested for allegedly being part of a connection with international or domestic drug traffickers. Lots of hype followed since he is the son of a mega movie star. The media, political parties and the general public presented,Read More →

Judges and lawyers who care must stop it We are fortunate that during Jacob Zuma’s presidency, the judiciary remained largely “uncaptured”. But for a long time, warning signs of rot have been setting in. The fault lies not only with the judges, but with the justice system – from policeRead More →

The Quebec justice system, under the weight of years of chronic underfunding, is hit by a labor shortage so serious that not a day goes by without a trial, a preliminary inquiry or a sentence being delayed or adjourned, an untenable situation that could lead to “significant harm” to theRead More →

Hyderabad: “When people make unbearable mistakes, they should be punished. Regardless of their age. They take age as an advantage!” “I don’t know when they commit such a crime, why should we consider them as minors? Did their parents teach them to rape? They are literally cruel animals that roamRead More →

This courtroom book is the first designed specifically for Mexico’s adversarial criminal justice system, which was fully implemented in 2016. Image for illustrative purposes – Advertising – Texas Borer Company MEXICO CITY – The Mexican Federal Judiciary, the Judiciary of the State of Mexico, the Judiciary of the State ofRead More →

Jun Lozada – INVESTIGATOR PHOTO From accuser to defendant to convict facing up to 10 years in prison: The fate of whistleblower Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada is an indictment of the Philippine justice system, according to Senator Panfilo Lacson. On Friday on Twitter, Lacson brought up the case of Lozada, whoRead More →

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday it was adhering to the justice system after a Reuters special report highlighted cases of death certificates that did not match the actual causes of death of victims in the government’s war on Drugs. “While the PNP respects statements made by otherRead More →

The state of Alabama does some things to rehabilitate juvenile offenders. There is treatment for addictions and mental health issues, as well as coaching and mentoring. It’s a story of stories. The point is who the writers are and what the experience might mean to them. “Life after death. IRead More →

CY middle school students in a mock trial. (NCSD Public Relations) CASPER, Wyo. – Students in the CY Middle School Gifted and Talented program recently had the opportunity to learn more about the justice system, as attorneys, jurors and witnesses in a mock trial presided over by the Seventh JudicialRead More →

A bizarre court case last October, when a man was acquitted of rape and indecent assault after allegedly disguising himself as a woman on an online lesbian dating platform, sparked debate about what some activists see loopholes in Hong Kong’s legal system when it comes to protecting victims of sexualRead More →

KUALA LUMPUR: The Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSSC) on Women and Children and Social Development plans to provide a comprehensive set of recommendations or a roadmap on child victims and witnesses in the justice system. Its Chairman, Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pix) explained that the recommendations were the resultRead More →

Ours is a land of courage, wisdom and sacrifice where there is no room for fear. Every citizen has the fundamental right to express their opinions without any fear in our country. Illegal arrests and false prosecutions seriously violate human rights. In our society, arrest is a stigma. No oneRead More →

“We are approaching a precipice in safety, feelings of safety and confidence in the criminal justice system in our communities. This statement is found in a Community Trust in Justice (CCJ) advocacy document presented to Kelowna Council on Monday, May 30. The document covers topics such as property crimes, prolificRead More →

Avalanche The Architect, a rapper based in Canada, is the voice of the voiceless and the dawn of justice, peace and equality for humanity in Canada and people around the world. Avalanche The Architect, a Canadian citizen from New York City known for his extraordinary rap skills and talent. AvalancheRead More →

An overhaul of the diversion program could mean more Indigenous children and other young people stay out of the youth justice system, according to a report from Victoria. Diversion emphasizes rehabilitation rather than incarceration and allows children who have committed an offense to avoid a criminal record. According to theRead More →

The delegation from the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee has determined that Malta’s “excruciatingly slow” justice system continues to impact the quality and efficiency of justice. Speaking to journalists at Europe House at the end of the LIBE committee’s visit to Malta, committee chair Sophie in’tRead More →

Welsh PCCs welcome devolved judiciary plans Wales’ four Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) have welcomed the Welsh Government’s proposals for a devolved justice system. May 24, 2022 By Paul Jacques Attorney General Mick Antoniw They said it would be “the next logical step in the decentralization journey” with the workRead More →

On Monday, Supreme Court President Justice Esther Hayut warned that the political discourse surrounding the judiciary was devolving and warned that attacks on the judiciary were “dangerous”. “Unfortunately, civil dialogue and personal accountability have given way to confrontational rhetoric that has spawned attacks on the justice system and its judgesRead More →

The May 18 Supreme Court order releasing AG Perarivalan, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, is the culmination of a long battle for freedom that spans more than 31 years. Perarivalan’s agonizing wait may be over, but his struggle serves as a grim reminder of theRead More →

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – On how Allen County Commissioner Richard Beck’s purchase of a vacant building at 1300 S. Clinton St. downtown would allow the county to shore up the criminal justice system and county administrative offices with a building purchase. And it would allow the sale of fourRead More →

The circumstances under which the committee headed by Judge Verma was appointed were rather horrific. News of the Delhi gang rape had made international headlines and a three-member committee was formed by the Union government to recommend changes to the criminal law. But it was the Justice Verma committee reportRead More →

The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCD) plans to invest a large part of its 2022/2023 budget in the integrated justice system. This will see the merging of several IT systems from five government entities, with the aim of strengthening the criminal justice system. So says DJCD Minister RonaldRead More →

By Lewis S Teh The political leader of the opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC), Mr Alexander B. Cummings, says the Ministry of Justice has turned the Liberian justice system into a total travesty, for the way and the way it operates in the ongoing matter of the CPR framework documents.Read More →

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial took a suo motu opinion on Wednesday on the perceived apprehension of “persons in authority” undermining the criminal justice system, media reported. In a press release, the Supreme Court said the CJP had taken note of the perceived interference with “the independence ofRead More →

Arlington County Courthouse (staff photo by Matt Blitz) A new restorative justice program launched last week in Arlington, aimed at diverting those under 26 from the criminal justice system. The Heart of Safety program, part of the county’s Restorative Arlington initiative, held its first training session early last week. TheRead More →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →