North Dakota's 'Truth-in-Sentencing' Bill Could Cost More Than $250 Million
A bill to reduce opportunities for early release and work programs for North Dakota inmates is advancing through the state ...
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Justice vs. safety: Washington lawmakers clash over sentencing reform bill
A bill advanced in Olympia that may lead to a floor vote on one of the most significant law and justice bills of this session ...
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Here's Why Generals Often Get Light Sentences at Courts-Martial, According to Advocates
The bill also requires new sentencing guidelines for the Uniform Code of Military Justice ... military's sentencing process more in line with the process utilized by civilian criminal jurisdictions." ...
Judge rules race did play a role in Hasson Bacote's sentencing
On Friday, a judge said race did play a role in the trial and death sentence of Hasson Bacote. Bacote was previously sentenced to death for the 2007 death of Anthony Surles during a robbery attempt.
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President Biden Pardons Criminal Justice Advocate 24 Years After Her Release From Prison
the number of Black women imprisoned on drug-related charges jumped 828 percent per a 1995 report released by The Sentencing Project titled “Young Black Americans and the Criminal Justice System ...
Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of ‘insubordination,’ tamps down talk of revenge on agents
A top Justice Department official has accused the FBI’s acting leaders of “insubordination” in a memo in which he sought to ...