Expanding relief for drug defendants whose cases crossed paths with a now-disgraced chemist, the highest court in Massachusetts agreed Thursday to throw out nearly a decade’s worth of meth convictions plus all cases from the chemist’s last four years on the job, reports Courthouse News...
Delrish Moss, who took over as police chief in Ferguson, Mo., as the town still grappled with the aftermath of Michael Brown’s death, is leaving at the end of this month, the Associated Press reports. Mayor James Knowles III said Moss will return to Florida...
Deputy Chief Orlando Rolon’s appointment as Orlando’s new chief of police drew a standing ovation from officers and city officials at a ceremony Thursday, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Mayor Buddy Dyer announced the 25-year-veteran’s appointment in a tweet. Rolon, 54, will be the city’s first...
The federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) may be on the brink of reauthorization after years of disagreement and inaction in Congress, reports the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. The law sets the core safety standards for juveniles that states must follow in order...
Three hours before Edmund Zagorski was scheduled to die, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam delayed his execution so the state could prepare to use the electric chair to kill him, reports The Tennessean. Haslam said a short delay would give the state time to accommodate Zagorski’s...
Whites are more likely than African Americans to experience some form of contact with law enforcement, but when police initiate the encounter, blacks are more likely to experience “the threat or use of physical force,” according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The BJS study,...