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Updated on October 29, 2020
Miami Expungement Program Gives Second Chance
A program started last year in Miami-Dade has helped over 600 local residents have their criminal records sealed or expunged. Sealed cases are closed and can only be reopened with a court-ordered subpoena. Expunged cases are erased completely. A …
Updated on October 29, 2020
Sheriff Hopes Pink Chain Gang Will Deter DUIs
A sheriff in Arizona is hoping a new tactic will act as a deterrent to driving under the influence—those who are convicted on charges of DUI will end up on a chain gang, wearing pink, and conducting burials for …
Updated on October 29, 2020
NJ Governor To Sign Law Abolishing Death Penalty
The governor of New Jersey is expected to sign a bill approved by the state legislature to abolish the death penalty. Once signed into law, New Jersey will be the 14 states without capital punishment. The state has not …
Updated on October 29, 2020
19,500 Convicted Crack Offenders Await Commission Decision
Approximately 19,500 federal inmates serving time on crack cocaine-related charges could see a reduction in their sentences if the U.S. Sentencing Commission decides to make recently implemented punishment guidelines of drug possession retroactive. The commission made new guidelines effective November 1, …
Updated on October 29, 2020
Nation’s Busiest Crime Lab Reviewed after Mistakes
A New York state official has asked the district attorney of Queens to consider criminal charges against four former employees of the New York Police Department’s crime lab because of mistakes made in 2002 that could have skewed …
Updated on October 29, 2020
Nonviolent Felons Must Submit DNA
Collecting DNA samples from nonviolent drug offenders is not a violation of privacy rights, a federal court of appeals ruled late last week. A panel of three judges decided the case in a 2-1 vote. Dissenting Judge Betty …
Updated on October 29, 2020
Seized Marijuana To Be Returned to Man, Court Rules
A California police department must return marijuana seized during a routine traffic stop, a state appeals court ruled earlier this week. According to the ruling, federal drug laws cannot supersede state laws in a drug possession case. Man Cited for …
Updated on October 29, 2020
CA Sex Offender Law Not Practical
A California law requiring sex offenders to be strapped with a satellite tracking device is not practical, law enforcement officials are now realizing. Funding the surveillance program is among the biggest problems with the law. “I don’t know of any …
Updated on October 29, 2020
Rape Charges Filed Against Boys Under 10
Three boys under the age of 10 are facing charges of rape and kidnapping in Georgia after the mother of an 11-year-old girl filed a police report on Sunday. The boys are currently being held at a detention …
Updated on October 29, 2020
Police Shooting Revives Debate Over Use of Lethal Force
The killing of a teenager in New York last week has renewed an old and controversial debate about police corruption and the use of lethal force. Twenty shots were fired at the teen when police mistook a hairbrush for a gun. Excessive Force? …
