Policing
Oklahoma City Officer Charged With Manslaughter
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Police Sergeant Clifford Holman is the third officer in the state to be charged after a fatal shooting since 2014.
Policing
Maryland Senate OKs Excessive Force-Related Criminal Penalties for Cops
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The proposal was among a slate of major policing legislation that leaders in the Maryland General Assembly have vowed to pass in some form this session.
Policing
Columbus, Ohio Backtracks on Plans to Defund Police
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Ohio’s capital and largest city is proceeding with its next class of police recruits following a debate over the future of law enforcement that would have put the class on hold. The Columbus Division of Police – like many big-city agencies – is juggling calls for internal change even as it battles unprecedented street violence.
Juvenile Justice
California Supreme Court Says 15-Year-Olds Can’t Be Tried as Adults
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Two years after the passage of Prop 57, which allowed offenders as young as 14- or 15 to be tried as adults, the California Legislature amended the law to emphasize rehabilitation for juvenile offenders. The California Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday reverberated across the legal landscape
Immigration
Border Officials: 13,000 Migrant Children Coming in May
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A Customs and Border Protection staffer told top administration officials Thursday the agency is projecting a peak of 13,000 unaccompanied children crossing the border in May, a projection that would exceed the height of the 2019 crisis, which led to the infamous “kids-in-cages” disaster and underscores a rapidly escalating crisis for the Biden administration.
Policing
Two Years After Using Banned Chokehold, NYPD Officer Escaped Punishment
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The failure to punish an NYPD officer with 46 misconduct allegations, 32 involving excessive or unnecessary force, highlights the inadequacies of a disciplinary process mired in bureaucracy, a lack of transparency, and the department’s reluctance to discipline officers, according to an investigation.
Justice and Health
Arizona Fined $1.1 Million for Failure to Implement Prison Healthcare Standards
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The ruling by U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver Wednesday said Arizona failed to comply with a 2014 settlement over the health care of inmates in the state’s prisons. Inmates sued the state in 2012, claiming they were subjected to “unnecessary pain and suffering, preventable injury, amputation, disfigurement and death.”
Supreme Court
How Far Does ‘Hot Pursuit’ Go? Justices Uncertain
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While the Supreme Court has decided that a police officer does not need a warrant to enter someone’s home while in pursuit of a fleeing felon, justices appear conflicted over whether the decision should allow officers the same access for petty crimes.
Juvenile Justice
Tennessee Supreme Court Examines Future of Life Sentences for Juveniles
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Tennessee has some of the harshest sentencing for minors who are convicted of murder in adult court.
Policing
Dems Make Second Try at Police Reform Bill
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After previously being shot down in 2020 by the then-Republican controlled senate, Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which bans chokeholds and federal no-knock warrants, among other reform measures.