The story lines of every episode of legal TV dramas, from Law & Order to Perry Mason, revolve around five key narrative ...

ROANOKE, Va. – A bill to help people in prison get a second chance is back in the General Assembly. House Bill 834 looks to modify incarcerated people’s sentences. People serving time would have to ...

Virginia Democrats are proposing, for a third time, legislation to turn criminal punishment into a license to reoffend. Sentencing criminals requires consideration of a few things: danger to society ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File) WASHINGTON (CN) — An Indiana man made inroads at the Supreme Court on Wednesday in his quest to dodge a ...

In recent days, former President Donald Trump and his allies have cited recently released data on immigrants with criminal convictions to claim that the Biden administration has allowed tens of ...

A shift in reasoning at the Second Circuit recognizing the importance of a defendant’s right to be present for all things at sentencing marks a move in the right direction. Many years ago, in State v.

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