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The Surprising Damage of a Misdemeanor

By Maya Rhodan

Low-Level Drug Convicts Get New Route to Ask Obama For Clemency

By Maya Rhodan

California Lawmakers Kill 'Affluenza' Bill

By Katy Steinmetz

X-Men Director's Accuser Names 3 More in Suit

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Oklahoma Supreme Court halts execution of 2 inmates

Citing "grave constitutional claims," the court ruled 5-4 to stay the executions of 2 men convicted of murder over concerns about the drug cocktail used for lethal injections

By Maya Rhodan

U.S. to Make More Convicts Eligible for Clemency

Attorney General Eric Holder expects "thousands" of prisoners to apply for the reduced sentences as a result of new rules that would expand the pool of eligibility, a bid that would also lower the number of prisoners serving long sentences due to federal drug laws

By Maya Rhodan

Man Homesick for Prison Is Back Behind Bars

Walter Unbehaun considers prison "home." A new sentence for robbery helped him get exactly what he wanted.

By Eliana Dockterman

Ruling on Tsarnaev Visits

A federal judge argued that allowing the Boston Marathon bombing suspect to have unmonitored family visits would not pose a serious security risk

By Sam Frizell

Holder Seeks Funds to Train Cops for Mass Shootings

Attorney General Eric Holder has asked Congress to approve $15 million in special funds specifically to train law enforcement personnel for mass shooting situations in the wake of recent shootings at Fort Hood and the Jewish community center near Kansas City

By Denver Nicks

Less Prison Time Proposed for Drug Offenses

The U.S. Sentencing Commission said on Thursday that prison sentences for low-level drug offenders should be cut by an average of almost a year, unless Congress blocks the change, to help deflate the surging federal prison population

By Michelle Arrouas

Judge Says California Mistreats Mentally Ill Inmates

A federal judge has ruled that California is treating its mentally unstable prisoners unlawfully after videotapes released to the public showed guards pumping pepper spray into cells and throwing chemical grenades toward inmates

By Eliana Dockterman

Feds: Albuquerque Police Use 'Excessive,' 'Deadly' Force

The scathing report comes weeks after protests against police brutality shook the city. The mayor has already said the police department will implement reforms as a result of the Justice Department probe

By Noah Rayman

Republicans Vote to Hold Former IRS Official in Contempt

Lois Lerner has plead the Fifth Amendment to accusations her IRS division targeted conservative groups for tax special scrutiny

By Denver Nicks

Data Company Mislabels Job Applicants as Sex Offenders, Gets Fined

A government agency hit a data broker with fines for providing inaccurate information to prospective employers. InfoTrack, it said, violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by labeling some applicants as registered sex offenders

By David Stout

Tennessee Senate Backs Bill to Reinstate 'the Chair'

Lawmakers in the Volunteer State say the electric chair could be used to kill inmates on death row—there are currently 81—if their prisons are unable to secure the proper pharmaceuticals to perform lethal injections

By David Stout

Oklahoma Runs Out of Drugs to Execute People

Oklahoma is delaying two executions of death row inmates after it couldn't get the drugs it needs to perform lethal injections, foreshadowing similar problems that will start affecting other states as drug supplies run thin

By Josh Sanburn

Want Justice? Try Scandinavia

Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland all score high marks in World Justice Project's 2013 study

By Per Liljas
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