Throughout the U.S., judges, prosecutors, and parole boards are given algorithms to guide life-altering decisions about the liberty of the people before them, based mainly on perceived risks to “public safety.” At the same time, people accused and convicted of crimes are given little support. With underfunded public defense in […]
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US police have killed nearly 600 people in traffic stops since 2017, data shows | US policing
Police in the US have killed nearly 600 people during traffic stops since 2017, with the deaths continuing apace this year, a review of national police violence data shows. The numbers add urgency to the growing push from advocates to prevent deadly stops and remove officers from traffic enforcement following […]
People: Walker Morris; Twisted Automotive; Hall Brown Family Law; and more
Law firm, Walker Morris, has appointed three new senior associates to its Banking & Finance Team this month. Ashley Neville, Isabel Clough and Georgina Davis join the Banking & Finance Litigation Team following partner Rob Payne’s appointment in late 2021. Having practiced exclusively in the financial services disputes field for […]
Traffic Fines Should Be Higher for Rich People
Nicole Bolden was driving in Florissant, Missouri, in 2014 with her two small children when a car in front of her made an illegal U-turn, causing a collision. Police arrived on the scene, and, after ensuring everyone’s safety, checked Bolden’s driver’s license. They returned to her damaged vehicle with news: […]
Pregnant people with substance use issues need treatment, not jail, advocates and experts say
Although the mother was initially charged and convicted of murder in the stillbirth of her child, serving more than a year in jail, the dismissal of her charges led to the California attorney general weighing in on how the state’s law on murder should be interpreted in these kinds of […]
Governor Mills Announces $3.5 Million in Lifeline Loans to Cover the Property Tax Bills of Older or Disabled Maine People
As increasing home values burden Maine people on fixed incomes, an initiative of the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan will help pay property tax bills for Maine seniors and those who are permanently disabled Governor Janet Mills announced today that her Administration is launching the State Property Tax Deferral Program, […]
Executive Order on Improving Public Safety and Criminal Justice for Native Americans and Addressing the Crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous People
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order as follows: Section 1. Policy. The safety and well-being of all Native Americans is a top priority for my Administration. My Administration will work hand in hand with Tribal […]
Traffic and cars aren’t killing people, people are
It as been many years since I learned the skills of driving a car and earned my drivers license. Nowadays, new drivers go though a lot more on road training before they can earn their drivers license. More training, yet I see an increase of careless and negligent drivers on […]