The funding will support criminal justice reform and advance racial equity within the justice system. The Justice Department recently announced that nearly $57 million will be awarded in…
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Childhood Literacy Rates Declining in U.S.
The result has been an increase in crime and incarceration. Educators across America are expressing concerns regarding the movement away from phonics-based learning in schools and the decline…
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The director of the Oregon state prison system has been chosen for the federal post. This week, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that Colette Peters has been appointed…
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U.S. Marshals Arrest 1,500 Fugitives
Operation North Star seeks to apprehend violent offenders. The Justice Department reported Wednesday that more than 1,500 fugitives, sex offenders, and gang members were arrested in 10 large…
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Supreme Court Rules on State-Indigenous Sovereignty
Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the 5-4 opinion. On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court released its ruling that states can prosecute non-Natives who commit crimes against Native Americans within…
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Federal Inmates Sue for Continued Home Confinement
Low-level offenders fight post-COVID prison return orders. The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) released many low-level offenders in their prison systems to home confinement during the pandemic, intending…
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FBI Currently Forming Cryptocurrency Team
Will work closely with first director of enforcement team. The Department of Justice announced that the FBI is forming a team to work in tandem with the department’s…
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DOJ Files Suit Against Alabama Corrections Agency
Prison system objects to allegations, says suit ignores years of progress. The Justice Department issued a lawsuit against the Alabama prison system that was filed and signed by…
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Supreme Court Hears Tuesday Cases
Cases deal with Eighth Amendment and minimum sentences. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the cases of Jones v. Mississippi and Borden v. United States.…
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Congress Presses DOJ to Improve Jail Reporting System
Senator expresses concerns about high death rate after Reuters report. An investigation by Reuters revealed that 7,571 deaths occurred at more than 500 jails between 2008 and 2019.…
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