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Florida's execution machine
Florida executes 40 percent of America's death row inmates. One person decides who dies and when.
Vox · 3m
Republican ads distort El-Sayed's police and prison positions
Ads attacking Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed omit context and exaggerate his past statements on defunding police and reducing incarceration.
FactCheck.org · 3m
Tennessee execution fails, US hypocrisy exposed
Christa Pike's botched lethal injection in Tennessee raises questions about US double standards on capital punishment and state killing.
Al Jazeera · 2m
Burnham kills Starmer's jury trial cuts
Justice secretary Alex Norris reverses controversial plans to strip jury trials, bowing to outcry from lawyers and MPs.
The Independent · 2m
Tories pledge 50,000 prison places funded by aid cuts
Kemi Badenoch vows the biggest prison expansion since Queen Victoria, slashing overseas aid to £1 billion annually to pay for it.
The Independent · 2m
Weinstein gets 15-year prison term for 2006 assault
Weinstein sentenced to 15 years after retrial for 2006 sex crime.
ABC7 New York · 1m
Charges dropped against Baltimore police officer
A Baltimore officer accused of pulling a shotgun on a woman had charges dismissed after the victim failed to appear in court.
The Banner · 1m
Texas leaders target 'rogue prosecutors' over crime
Abbott, Burrows, and Patrick demand accountability from local prosecutors they say are failing to enforce state law.
Dallas Express · 2m
Kohberger fights to undo guilty plea in Idaho murders
The convicted killer claims he was coerced into confessing to a crime he says he didn't commit.
ABC7 New York · 2m
Silver Spring driver sentenced for fatal speeding crash
A 24-year-old woman will spend a year in prison after her sports car hit an SUV at twice the speed limit, killing an 85-year-old passenger.
The Banner · 1m · 6 views
The TV Star Sentenced to 92 Years
A young catfish noodler's promising career ended with a brutal crime conviction he says he didn't commit. Then a prison guard delivered an unexpected message.
Slate Magazine · 3m
6-year-old's escape exposes gaps in justice system
A Louisiana boy survived a deadly stabbing rampage by reaching a neighbor's house, but questions loom about why the suspect had been released despite prior violent crimes.
Fox News · 2m
The Reiners opposed the death penalty. Their son won't face it
Prosecutors won't seek execution for Nick Reiner, a decision that matches what his murdered parents believed for years.
Newsweek · 1m
The Letby question nobody was allowed to ask
Two years and £18m of public inquiry, built on a conviction a growing crowd of experts says is wrong.
the Guardian · 2m
Florida's 15th execution and the Hog Trail case
A man died by lethal injection for one 1990s killing, while six other bodies in the same woods stayed unsolved.
ABC7 Chicago · 2m
Rosedale father gets life plus 185 years
A Baltimore County judge handed down life plus 185 years to a father who shot his three children's household on Christmas Eve.
The Banner · 1m
