Supreme Court upholds part of a new law that restricts federal appeals for death row inmates.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)Epstein, Aaron
millions of individuals with mental illness find themselves behind bars; in fact, 64% of jail inmates, 54% of state prisoners, and 45% of federal prisoners have reported some
I’m not in favor of zoning and ‘nuisance’ laws which violate property rights. Our braindead leaders passed one here several years back. As far as I can tell it’s not really enforced. It gave them the literal power to decide the grass in a yard or field is too high, send the c...
Oh look, the totally-predictable results of bad laws are happening just as sane people said they would: In the year and a half following the Supreme Court Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to an abortion, hundreds more infants died than expected in the United States…The vast maj...
At right, Mary Mallon with other quarantined inmates on North Brother Island. (Wikipedia) The Irish-born Mary Mallon (1869–1938) lived a simple life as a maid and a cook, and it would have been a life of anonymity save for a sad twist of fate on the day she was born. Jan. 26,...
Many state laws require that schools notify law enforcement whenever a student is found with an “imitation controlled substance,” basically anything that look likes a drug but isn’t actually illegal. As a result, students have been suspended for bringing to school household spices such as ...
In July 2023, a court ruled in favor of ALDS's allegations of violated labor laws and issued a preliminary injunction that brought the probe to a halt. Earlier this month, a hearing in that lawsuit was held in a Los Angeles courtroom. Before the hearing, the American Civil ...
But a little further north, in a federal court in Seattle, another startling tale has unfolded, which has implications for another set of recently hot innovations. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice unveiled sweeping money laundering and fraud charges against Binance, the world’s biggest ...
By giving inmates more freedom and autonomy within the jail, they would be better prepared to integrate back into society once their sentences ended. There are also rewards for inmates who demonstrate consistent good behavior. Throughout the series, we hear from the inmates participating in ...
In 2005 as Hurricane Katrina ripped through southeast Louisiana and Mississippi, guards at theCommunity Correctional Center in New Orleans allegedlyfled for higher ground leaving prisoners locked in cells to fend for their selves. According toThe Proper People, not all the inmates at the time were ...