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A new investigation by The Appeal brings to light what many criminal defense practitioners have known for years, price gouging in prison commissaries allows companies and prisons to prioritize financial…

In a shocking twist, biotech CEO who compares himself to both Steve Jobs and Jesus Christ and claims his company's products cure paralysis and opioid addiction is…

The bipartisan United States Sentencing Commission voted unanimously today to prohibit conduct for which a person was acquitted in federal court from being used in calculating a sentence range under the federal guidelines (…

The bipartisan United States Sentencing Commission voted unanimously today to prohibit conduct for which a person was acquitted in federal court from being used in calculating a sentence range under the federal guidelines (USSC press release available…

The beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday it will close a women’s prison in California…

The beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday it will close a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club” despite attempts to reform the troubled…

Capital punishment in California exists in law, but in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered death row to be dismantled . Still, 625 men and 20 women…

Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Senate advanced legislation on Tuesday allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions as critics raised concerns that the U.S.…

Six people who had been deported are prosecuted for illegally reentering. Defendants: When Congress passed this law in 1929 it was for super racist reasons which carry forward to the current version of the law and makes it unconstitutional. Training Division: Yup (…

Just one day after being appointed a public defender due to indigency, Puerto Rican man charged in a criminal case has private counsel appear in the case. The gov't thinks something fishy is going on and asks for a hearing about the source of funds. Trial court: Agrees and puts one of the…