Thirty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Roper v. Simmons that sentencing individuals under 18 to death was unconstitutional under the Eighth and ...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Three proposed bills present their own take on sentencing juveniles in Nebraska. Thursday afternoon, the Judiciary Committee heard testimony for each bill.
OAKLAND, CA – The Urban Peace Movement (UPM) has issued a strong call to Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones ...
In echoes of last summer’s riots, the government is again being accused of enabling a “two-tier” justice system in the UK.
Two bills against acts relative to sexual assaults by adults in positions of authority or trust are on the docket for this year’s legislative session. SD 1367 and HD 2209, if passed in the legislature ...
Zachary Buckner has analyzed data that tracks rates of prisoner misconduct throughout a statewide prison system. His analysis ...
The Justice Secretary has called on the independent Sentencing Council to “reconsider” its controversial new guidelines or ...
The Youth Criminal Justice Act limits what reporters can publish about young people involved in the justice system, including ...
The Sentencing Council published new principles for judges to follow when imposing community and custodial sentences on ...
These days, when he’s on the streets, it’s often with voter registration forms in hand — part of a growing movement of people working to expand the political power of an often-ignored bloc of ...
The Sentencing Council published new principles for judges to follow when imposing community and custodial sentences on ...
The Miami Herald investigation Juvenile Crime, Adult Time found that teens sentenced as adults got stiffer sentences than ...