Adnan Syed case: What Wednesday’s hearing means for the ‘Serial’ subject
A Baltimore judge could rule that Adnan Syed can remain free as soon as Wednesday, no matter what happens to the decades-old ...
Springfield man gets reduced sentence for first-degree murder because of ‘emerging adults’ law
The "SJC's emerging adult" decision has the potential to lighten more than 100 life sentences for convicted murderers in ...
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Illinois banned life sentences for young offenders—but not for those already behind bars
Illinois lawmakers push to make youth sentencing reforms retroactive, giving those sentenced as teens a chance at parole.
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Supreme Court throws out death sentence, murder conviction of Okla. death row inmate
The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has ...
One year or 364 days? Why the RI Senate wants to reduce max misdemeanor sentences by one day.
Immigrants can be deported if they are convicted of a crime with a maximum sentence of one year. This bill could protect them in RI.
Supreme Court tosses conviction and death sentence of Oklahoma inmate, orders new trial
The Supreme Court has tossed out the murder conviction and death sentence of Oklahoma's Richard Glossip, ordering a new trial.
‘I hope you don’t prove me wrong:’ Judge hands down sentence for man shot by Kuna police
Bainbridge was shot and injured by the Kuna Police Department in August after he led law enforcement on multiple pursuits ...
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The Death Penalty Case That Went Too Far
Oklahoma was set to kill Richard Glossip, but he’s almost certainly innocent. Now the Supreme Court has ordered a new trial.
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Editorial: The law limits judges during sentencing
The sentencing of Julian David Saldana has raised questions about why he received only nine months in jail despite originally ...
Buffalo News12hOpinion
Another Voice: Second Look Act should never see passage
Another criminal justice reform bill with a catchy name has been proposed in Albany. It is called the Second Look Act, but ...
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Former Bismarck man describes 'surreal' experience having life sentence commuted
On his last full working day in office, President Joe Biden announced that he was commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 ...
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History of the Death Penalty
[2] Mosaic Law codified many capital crimes ... Hanging was the usual sentence. Rhode Island was probably the only colony which decreased the number of capital crimes in the late 1700’s.