A Missouri legislator was denied entry to the riot-weary Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron, Mo., on Thursday despite a state law that guarantees legislators like him access, the Kansas City Star reports. State Rep. Brandon Ellington has been looking into the concerns of many inmates...
A top Justice Department official is putting cities considering medically-supervised drug injection sites on notice: If you open one, prepare for swift and aggressive legal action, reports WHYY radio in Philadelphia. With record numbers of fatal overdoses, several cities are working on plans to launch...
The Data-Driven Ethics Initiative is a research project that aims to use legal services data to modernize legal rules for professional conduct. In this episode of The Digital Edge, hosts Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway talk to Erin Gerstenzang about the initiative and the current...
Several factors stacked up against former Texas police officer Roy Oliver this week when, in an extremely rare outcome, he was convicted of murder. Criminal justice experts tell the Associated Press that fewer than 90 officers have been charged with murder or manslaughter for such...
A controversial legislative proposal to limit when police can use deadly force in California will not move forward this session, the Sacramento Bee reports. Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins and Assemblywoman Shirley Weber said they would continue discussions in the fall. “Make no mistake:...
Prosecutors want Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke held in contempt of court and taken into custody for giving the Chicago Tribune an interview a few days before his highly anticipated trial was slated to begin, the Tribune reports. The officer’s comments to a reporter...