Criminon News
How States are Grappling with Young People Who Commit Crimes
According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the U.S. recorded 424,300 arrests of persons under 18 in 2020. Of those crimes, 930...
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Criminal Justice Reform Extends Rights to Felons Who Have Served Their Sentences
For decades, voter enfranchisement or disenfranchisement for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals has been debated. An estimated 4.6 million Americans are barred from voting due...
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Four States Abolished Involuntary Servitude for Inmates in 2022. Here’s How They Did It
In the November 2022 midterm elections, the subject of involuntary servitude and slavery was on the ballot in four states. Often referred to as “prison...
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Florida Emphasizes Education as a Way to Complete Probation More Quickly
Florida has made the news several times when it comes to criminal justice. The state has the tenth-highest incarceration rate in the nation (444 for...
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Kentucky Is the Latest State to Adopt Rehabilitation Over Incarceration for Nonviolent Drug Offenders
Several states across the country have been revisiting certain laws enacted during the War on Drugs era, laws that resulted in harsh sentences for people...
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