Criminal Justice Stories
- IN judge safety risks call for strong security measures Groups fighting for a free and fair judicial system are speaking out against violence, threats and insults targeting judges in Indiana and across the country. The number of threats spiked nationally earlier this year as President Donald Trump and his allies condemned jurists who blocked administration […]
- ICE plans to add six immigrant detention centers in Colorado New documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit showed how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to expand immigrant detention centers in Colorado. Centers are planned for Hudson and La Junta, and Colorado Springs and Walsenburg would each get two facilities, all run […]
- New charter school hopes to help ease IN attorney shortage A new charter school with a unique mission plans to open next year in Indianapolis. Its goal is to interest more kids in the legal profession. Indiana has fewer than three attorneys for every 1,000 residents, which puts it among the ten states with the […]
- Poll: Most Americans say Trump has gone too far on immigration Some 15 community and faith-based organizations gathered again this week outside the Geo Group ICE detention facility in Aurora where longtime Denver resident and activist Jeanette Vizguerra is being held. Protestors have gathered weekly after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Vizguerra during […]
- Indiana mentors: ‘Curfew alone won’t cut it’ By Garrett Bergquist for WISH-TV.Broadcast version by Joe Ulery for Indiana News Service reporting for the WISH-TV-Free Press Indiana-Public News Service Collaboration Mentors who work with troubled youth on Tuesday said a proposed expansion of Marion County’s curfew might work but only if it’s combined with both enforcement […]
- Montana to expand mental health treatment for people in justice system After a legislative session which opened doors to expand mental health care services across Montana, a state commission said it is considering the Billings area to build the state's second forensic facility. For people involved in Montana's justice system whom a judge has deemed […]
- Texas doctors leery of changes to 'clarify' abortion law language Texas lawmakers passed the Life of the Mother Act during the legislative session. It was billed as legislation to clarify when doctors in the state can legally perform an abortion. Texas adopted one of the most restrictive abortion bans in 2021. …(Read More)
- Nebraska program adds juvenile justice attorneys in underserved rural areas The University of Nebraska is addressing a shortage of lawyers who represent the state's most vulnerable children, especially in rural areas. The attorneys are being equipped to work with kids who have suffered through physical, emotional, or financial trauma – and are often living in […]