Signatures were collected to put the death penalty on the 2016 Nebraska ballot.
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Of the 34 state ballot initiatives seeking to limit or abolish the death penalty, 31 have failed. Is this democracy at its worst?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.
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Did the attorney general help create a false story on why Comey was fired? Sessions’ testimony to Congress provides no answers.
Police walk past Borough Market after the attack at London Bridge on June 3.
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It cuts shuts down the chance for dialogue.
Use of data-driven risk assessments in sentencing may be heard by the Supreme Court.
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The Supreme Court may soon hear a case on data-driven criminal sentencing. Research suggests that algorithms are not as good as we think they are at making these decisions.
Inmates at the California Institution for Men state prison in Chino, California in 2011.
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The University of Michigan’s Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Heather Ann Thompson explains why Americans must demand better access to the nation’s prisons.
Chief John Big Tree, Dark Cloud, Jack Cosgrave, Adda Gleason and Robert Goldstein in The Spirit of ‘76 (1917).
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During the war, fear of being undermined by the enemy sparked restrictions on freedom of speech. As a result, thousands of Americans were prosecuted.
Marlene Mosqueda’s father was arrested by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement in February.
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Three stories show how today’s deportations are reminiscent of what immigrants experienced during immigration raids under President Obama.
People rally in New Brunswick, N.J. against President Trump’s ‘travel ban.’
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Our panel of experts examines whether immigration leads to more crime using data from across 200 metropolitan areas and 20 years of research.
Whether guilty or not, the criminal justice system flounders when dealing with autism.
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Autistic defendants and prisoners are suffering at the hands of an out of date criminal justice system.
About 200 convicted illegal immigrants serving their sentences before being deported, in Phoenix.
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In his first year of office, Trump’s immigration policy will likely focus not on building an expensive wall, but rather on the work that earned Obama the nickname ‘Deporter in Chief.’
Some homeless youth facing criminal charges in NSW are being accommodated in prisons.
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Homeless children charged in NSW with a criminal offence who are unable to meet bail conditions are being kept in custody. It’s due, in part, to a well-meant but flawed section of the Bail Act.
Is this worth the tape it’s wrapped with?
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Is forensic science an oxymoron? A new White House report suggests there are major issues with many of the forensic disciplines used to convict defendants of crimes in the U.S.
A forensic analyst in Houston removing evidence from a rape kit.
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Evidence from rapes has often been backlogged for years, but renewed emphasis on processing these cases has led to surprising findings, including new information on serial rapists.
A doctor has been convicted of abusing vulnerable women in his care – because a court finally decided to listen to their stories.
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Children in care are criminalised too early – and don’t receive the support they need.
How can justice be blind to race?
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Criminal justice experts suggest one way to change the system to eliminate racial bias.
24-hour surveillance people.
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Scotland is about to greatly expand its use of tags to have more prisoners serve sentences in their homes and communities.
Tributes to Becky Godden.
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Killer Christopher Halliwell almost escaped trial after a police officer bent the rules to find one of his victims.
Across Australia, low-income people lose about six years of life compared to their better-off compatriots.
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We all like to think we are free agents and have huge degrees of agency. But, in reality, our health reflects the environments we live in.
What face do you see?
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There’s a concern that images posted on social media run the risk of disrupting the accurate identification of people allegedly involved in a crime.