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Mar 08 2023
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Senate blocks criminal justice reform bill passed by local lawmakers in D.C.
NPR Fact CheckApr 16 2024
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These Trials Aren't Really About Donald Trump. They're About The Whole Criminal Justice System
Yes, the first (but not the last) criminal trial for ex-president Donald Trump began yesterday. The first criminal trial for a major party candidate while actively running for president. The first criminal trial for an ex-president. To be precise, Trump himself is on trial. But in reality, the criminal justice system and the political system next to it are the ones that really are. The entire
Daily KosApr 01 2019
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Trump celebrates criminal justice reform law at White House
Months after it passed, President Trump held a celebratory event at the White House Monday to champion the bipartisan criminal justice reform bill — the First Step Act — Congress approved in December. The president announced there will be a "Second Step Act," although he gave few details about what that might entail and when it might be introduced.
"Today I'm announcing that the Second
CBS News (Online)Dec 19 2018
News
US Senate passes sweeping criminal justice reform bill
The US Senate has passed a sweeping criminal justice reform bill seeking to address concerns that the US locks up too many of its citizens.
BBC NewsDec 02 2015
Opinion
OPINION: Criminal justice reforms would improve public safety
As Congress gets closer to passing federal criminal justice reforms, it is now more important than ever for those who have served in federal law enforcement to weigh in and contribute to a thoughtful analysis of policy proposals that are moving to the House and Senate floors. Otherwise good policy can too easily fall victim to politics and demagoguery.
Guest WriterMar 17 2024
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What the Fani Willis ruling says about the criminal justice system
Much has already been written about Judge Scott McAfee’s ruling Friday allowing Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, to continue overseeing the prosecution of Donald Trump and his co-defendants for allegedly conspiring to steal the 2020 election in Georgia. As my colleague Pema Levy explained, this was a momentous decision—one that means, at least for now, that the case with the
Mother JonesMay 26 2023
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‘It’s Not Moral’: A Wave Of Criminal Justice Reforms Is Leaving Out Those Already Convicted
Growing up, Anthony Covert never felt like he belonged. He was a ward of the state by the time he was a toddler and bounced between foster homes throughout his childhood. Despite being told he was “unadoptable,” he was eventually adopted by a white couple who loved him — but whose complexion did not match his own Black skin, making him a target of ridicule at school.
The first time
HuffPostApr 06 2024
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Justice for John O’Hara: Brooklyn Federal Judge Leo Glasser and case of the criminalized voter
New York Daily NewsApr 10 2024
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Colorado Democrats’ conflicting criminal justice stances boil over in fight over human-trafficking bill
Long-simmering tensions between some Colorado House and Senate Democrats boiled out into public this month when Sen. Dylan Roberts accused the lower chamber of continually undermining “pro-victim” legislation. At hand was a bill to strengthen laws against human trafficking. The Senate version sought to classify the crime as automatically violent, which would make it subject to tougher
The Denver PostApr 09 2024
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'Unprecedented' ruling against Crumbleys opens up a 'Pandora's box' in criminal justice system: Andy McCarthy
James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, were each sentenced Tuesday to 10-15 years in prison in connection to the 2021 mass shooting. Fox News contributor Andry McCarthy, however, issued a warning on "America Reports" on how the "unprecedented" decision could impact the criminal justice system.
ANDY MCCARTHY: It's completely unprecedented ...
Fox News (Online News)