Map Shows Cities With Highest Increase in Murders
Six cities saw an increase in homicides from 2023 to 2024, according to a study by the Council on Criminal Justice.
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New DOJ Policies Would Ratchet Up Incarceration Without Aiding Public Safety
In President Trump’s first week, the new administration revoked Biden-era Department of Justice policies designed to mitigate ...
Florida leads America in wrongful convictions - and new death-row sentences
Florida was one of only three states to both execute someone and put more people on death row in 2024. Florida also has more wrongful convictions than any other state.
Justice Jackson punches out her frustrations with the conservative Supreme Court in the boxing ring
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she's found an outlet for the frustration that can result from being ...
Most violent crime rates have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new report shows
The number of homicides across the United States declined by 16% in 2024, continuing a recent downward trajectory, according ...
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Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence
Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking.