In a March 26 press conference, Marilyn Mosby, the state’s attorney for Baltimore, announced the city would permanently cease prosecuting […]
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Article: Virginia Governor’s Executive Order Restores Voting Rights for Over 69,000 Released Ex-Felons
By an executive order signed March 16, Virginia governor Ralph Northam restored voting rights to more than 69,000 felons released […]
Article: VA Gov. Backs Big Changes in State’s Criminal Justice System
Virginia governor Ralph Northam (D) is pushing for major changes in the state’s criminal justice system, including repealing the death […]
Article: New York Criminal Law Reforms Took Effect in January 2020
Major changes in New York’s criminal law, backed by Governor Cuomo and passed by the state legislature in 2019, took […]
Article: States Weigh Actions on Life without Parole for Young Crimes
The landmark 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roper v. Simmons banned capital punishment including life without parole for juveniles as unconstitutionally cruel […]
Article: The Bipartisan Federal Safe Justice Act, H.R. 2944
On June 25, a political odd couple of House Judiciary Committee members Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) […]