Crime & Policing

7+ hour, 23+ min ago   (407+ words) The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine submits to the Verkhovna Rada a bill from the Ministry of Justice that provides for the abolition of criminal liability for convicts for malicious disobedience to the requirements of the administration of penal institutions....

1+ hour, 38+ min ago   (116+ words) For Boone County voters, the Division IX associate circuit judge race is a rare contested judicial race in the Nov. 3 general election. Many of the other judicial positions are uncontested. Republican James Egan will face Democrat Bill Ellis to replace…...

1+ hour ago   (213+ words) CALCASIEU, La. (KPLC) - Have you ever been to District Family or Juvenile Court? This November, voters will choose who fills the Division J seat after Judge Cynthia Guillory aged out of her judgeship. People often associate court with criminal cases,…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1001+ words) Eric Zimmerman Questions Data Used to Justify LEAD Program (The Center Square) - False information led Congress and others to appropriate tens of millions of dollars in cities across the nation for the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion model, data shows. As…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (594+ words) Outgoing Dallas County District Attorney John Cruezot highlighted improvements to inmate jail transfers during a Dallas County Commissioners Court meeting on Monday. FOX 4's Shaun Rabb has more on that and their discussions about the upcoming November elections. DALLAS - Outgoing…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago   (165+ words) The court is less than two years old and hears statewide appeals involving the State of Texas, the new Business Court, and constitutional challenges to state statutes in which the Attorney General is a party. Two former justices of Austin’s…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (168+ words) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Fort Wayne Rep. Bob Morris (R) is urging Governor Mike Braun to halt executions as an Indiana inmate is set to be put to death in early November. BACKGROUND: Rep. Morris requests that Gov. Braun pause state-level…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1074+ words) New Jersey lawmakers will consider legislation on Thursday, Oct. 15, that could change how the state handles parole violations and how the public defender’s office helps people facing criminal charges. A Senate hearing will also examine whether to loosen restrictions on…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (176+ words) First, Tennessee botched the attempted execution of Christa Pike. Then, the Pentagon announced that Nidal Malik Hasan’s pending execution will be live-streamed Dec. 3. GMR: Should Marxists support the death penalty? First, Tennessee botched the attempted execution of Christa Pike. Then,…...

8+ hour, 23+ min ago   (124+ words) Before asking residents to pay for it, county officials must show us the evidence, alternatives and full cost. Before Boone County commits to a new jail and decades of sales taxes, Sheriff Dwayne Carey and the County Commission owe residents…...