11 stories tagged criminal-justice, newest first.
614 points by oidar | 623 comments
TechSpot article on a Pennsylvania woman jailed and facing up to six years in prison over a fraudulent Cash App account opened in her name by scammers.
41 points by plunge | 56 comments
A Marshall Project Q&A about a new book arguing that routing 911 calls to police by default endangers people in mental health crises.
44 points by porridgeraisin | 28 comments
BBC News article reporting that a US killer's sentence was quashed after an AI-generated video of the victim was shown in court.
8 points by techolic | 6 comments
NBC News article about a Tennessee death row execution, reportedly involving an inmate who survived two lethal injections.
60 points by bonefishgrill | 49 comments
Texas Tribune article reporting a federal judge ordered Texas to air condition all prisons by 2029, ruling extreme heat is cruel and unusual punishment; Texas will appeal.
324 points by quantified | 185 comments
Ars Technica article on how police misread a username missing an underscore, leading to an innocent man spending 18 months in prison.
673 points by xrd | 388 comments
An Intercept opinion piece arguing that a 30-year sentence for a defendant who transported zines related to the Prairieland protest threatens free speech.
335 points by austinallegro | 164 comments
Sky News story about a Derbyshire police officer investigated for allegedly using AI to create evidence in multiple cases; the page returned Access Denied.
944 points by Avshalom | 408 comments
Worth Rises press release on the FCC's unanimous vote to cap prison phone and video call rates and ban related fees, estimated to save families $500 million annually.
332 points by wahnfrieden | 135 comments
Substack post by Christopher Ingraham arguing that US police civil asset forfeiture seizures exceed the value of property stolen by burglars.
343 points by ohjeez | 166 comments
Los Angeles Times article on how California's free prison phone calls are helping inmates repair family relationships and supporting rehabilitation.