The Hawaiʻi House of Representatives on Tuesday adopted bills to modernize and strengthen the state’s criminal justice system. Developed by the House Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, the ...

A new leader is heading up Louisiana’s juvenile justice system after Kenny Loftin, who headed the Office of Juvenile Justice for two years, retired, officials said. In January, Gov. Jeff Landry ...

In a bipartisan move, Congress passed a measure to provide $4 million worth of funding to construct a national center to help veterans ensnared in the criminal justice system. The funds, part of the ...

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SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Salt Lake City is facing a troubling pattern of repeat violent crime arrestees cycling through the criminal justice system, according to a 2News Investigation. The ...

2025 was a turbulent year, with the courts at the centre of national contestation. From the aftermath of the Gen-Z protests—where youths were charged with terrorism—to police chiefs seeking to clear ...

CBS Colorado continues to report the major concerns and response to the massive volume of digital evidence officials say is crippling the state's criminal justice system. The Colorado First Judicial ...

Over the course of eight years in office, Gov. Phil Murphy took on the tough challenges of fixing the state's outdated criminal justice system by balancing two imperatives: safety and fairness. The ...

A decade ago, New Jersey voters overwhelmingly voted to change the state constitution to eliminate cash bail. The ballot question was simple, but what we voted on was complicated. Whether you knew it ...

In 2025, through evocative illustrations and photography, The Marshall Project’s visual storytelling tackled themes of deplorable jail conditions, judicial power, the racist origins of the juvenile ...

Florida has enacted stricter criminal penalties for undocumented immigrants, including felony charges for misdemeanors. The use of AI and digital evidence like facial recognition is expanding in ...

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