Tag: Criminal justice

A former big shot from Mayor Karen Bass’ crew in Los Angeles has copped a plea deal with the feds, admitting he phoned in a bogus bomb threat to City Hall at the end...

A former custody assistant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has recently pleaded no contest to charges of committing sex crimes against an inmate in a jail cell located in Lancaster back in...

At least 20 Los Angeles County probation officers are facing criminal indictments following an investigation by the California Attorney General's office into their conduct at juvenile halls in the county. The union representing the...

A Texas man, Steven Robert Sablan, was recently sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl that he drove from San Antonio to California. This harrowing incident involved...

Brandon Council, the South Carolina man convicted of the brutal double murder of two bank employees in 2017, is now seeking a "compassionate release" following President Biden's decision to commute his death sentence. Council,...

President Biden's Commutation of Death Row Sentences Sparks ControversyPresident Biden's decision to commute the death sentences of 37 inmates on federal death row has stirred up a storm of criticism, with a spokesperson for...

Daniel Penny Acquitted in NYC Subway Chokehold Case Involving Jordan NeelyA shocking verdict was delivered in the case of Daniel Penny, a 26-year-old man accused of putting an unarmed homeless man, Jordan Neely, in...

A police officer and a bystander were shot in New York City after a suspect, Gary Worthy, allegedly robbed multiple stores. Worthy, 57, is on lifetime parole for firearms possession and has a criminal...

A Texas man, suspected in a 2021 cold case, was arrested last week for the deadly stabbing of a victim in Austin before being released on bond four days after he was booked into...

Texas Lawmakers Urge Halt to Execution of Convicted Killer Amid DoubtsA bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers has come together to call for a halt to the execution of Robert Roberson, a man convicted of...

Homicides in the United States have been on a steady decline, following a surge in violent crime during the early years of the pandemic. According to a recent analysis by the Council on Criminal...

Two years after the tragic school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, one of the police officers involved in the delayed response is facing criminal charges. Adrian Gonzales, who was one of...

The reduction of Roger Stone's sentence in a 2019 case related to the Trump-Russia investigation raised concerns about political interference. Roger Stone, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, was convicted in 2019...

Californians are growing increasingly frustrated with the rise in shoplifting and fentanyl use in the state. In response to this, voters will be deciding in November whether to implement stricter laws that could result...

Residents of California are facing a decision in November on whether to implement stricter laws that could result in increased incarceration rates. The rise in shoplifting and fentanyl use has caused frustration among voters...

Sandra Hemme, a Missouri woman who spent 43 years in prison after implicating herself in a 1980 murder while she was a psychiatric patient, has been released from prison. This decision came after her...

Abe Krash, a lawyer who played a crucial role in the Supreme Court's landmark Gideon v. Wainwright decision, passed away at the age of 97 in his home in Chevy Chase, Md. The Gideon...

A series of violent incidents involving tow truck drivers have raised concerns within the industry about a potential increase in violence. One such incident occurred in Lexington County near Columbia, South Carolina, where 46-year-old...

Former MLB star Raúl Mondesi has completed his six-year, nine-month jail sentence for corruption charges through house arrest, according to a Dominican Republic court. Mondesi, who was convicted in 2017 while serving as the...

Authorities in Southern California recently made a significant decision to remove more than a dozen top officials after receiving numerous complaints about violence and injuries within the county's juvenile facilities. According to Los Angeles...

A group of Black clergy members gathered for a rally in Tennessee, claiming that charges against the former Chattanooga Police Chief, Celeste Murphy, are racially motivated. The district attorney, Coty Wamp, responded to their...

The U.S. Parole Commission recently made the decision to deny parole to Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist with far-left leanings who has been serving time in prison for the murders of two FBI...

The Travis County District Attorney’s Office made an announcement that they will not be pursuing murder charges against an Austin police officer, Officer Christopher Taylor. This decision came after a grand jury chose not...

Ramiro Gonzales, a man convicted of rape and murder in Texas in 2006, was facing execution on Wednesday based on the testimony of a psychiatrist who believed he posed a threat to society. However,...

President Biden is set to pardon American veterans who were convicted of engaging in gay sex under a military code that prohibited such behavior for over six decades. This move is expected to grant...

Florida's top prosecutor, State Attorney General Ashley Moody, has come up with an innovative approach to solving cold cases in the state. She plans to distribute 5,000 decks of cards inside jails and prisons...

Three states that are not bordering Mexico have made headlines this week due to disturbing crimes committed by illegal immigrants. Despite not being border states, Maryland, Missouri, and New York have all been impacted...

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has called for the death penalty for two illegal immigrants who have been charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl in Houston. The girl, Jocelyn Nungaray, was found...

Less than three months before Oregon is set to recriminalize drug possession, a handful of Portland-area leaders are drafting a plan in closed-door meetings that critics argue would largely maintain the status quo in...

A ballot measure aimed at reforming a controversial proposition blamed by many for increased crime in California is facing criticism by Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. The proposition in question is Prop 47, which...

The Supreme Court made a decision in favor of Sylvia Gonzalez, a former councilwoman from Texas, who was unlawfully arrested as an act of political retaliation. Gonzalez, along with her legal team from the...

Both Democratic senators from Maryland expressed their condolences to the Morin family after the tragic incident involving the alleged murder of a mother of five by an illegal immigrant. Despite acknowledging the broken state...

A man who was imprisoned for 45 years in Virginia for the sexual assault and murder of a 3-year-old boy has been declared innocent by the state Court of Appeals. Marvin Leon Grimm Jr.,...

The White House extended its condolences to the family and loved ones of Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five who was brutally raped and murdered near a Maryland hiking trail. The suspect, 23-year-old...

A Maryland sheriff expressed his frustration with the open border policy after an illegal immigrant, Victor Antonio Martinez Hernandez, who was already wanted for murder in El Salvador, was arrested and charged with the...

Maryland Governor Wes Moore made a historic decision on Monday morning to pardon over 175,000 convictions related to marijuana use. This bold move is in line with the state's legalization of recreational marijuana in...

Democratic Maryland Governor Wes Moore has made a significant decision to pardon over 175,000 marijuana convictions, marking a substantial shift in drug policy within the state. The pardons will specifically benefit about 100,000 individuals...

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, has vetoed a bill that aimed to expand the number of minors who would automatically be tried as adults in court for serious crimes. This decision comes...

A woman in Missouri, Sandra Hemme, has had her murder conviction overturned after spending 43 years in prison. The judge ruled that she had established evidence of actual innocence and must be released unless...

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, recently vetoed a bill that sought to increase the number of minors tried as adults in serious criminal cases. The bill, known as House Bill 834, had...