As BGA Policy has consistently highlighted, Illinois’ judicial branch is not subject to FOIA, leaving entities like juvenile ...

The presumption of innocence is a cornerstone of our justice system. In Hawaii, judges have several pretrial release options: ...

Los Angeles faces a $1 billion deficit due to spending vastly outpacing revenues — issues that predated the fire and which City Controller Kenneth Mejia has long said are making the city go “broke.” ...

The policies of former prosecutors who openly advocated against prosecuting certain misdemeanors and supported eliminating ...

Jacqueline Lacy is proof that if you work hard enough, anything is possible. The Vermilion County State’s Attorney is honest about her failures. A college professor once told her she would never be an ...

President Trump's plan for mass deportations depends on the cooperation of local police and jails. A few states, including California and Washington, limit local cooperation with Immigration and ...

() - As Pennsylvania grapples with ways to better care for and rehabilitate the tens of thousands of people held in its prison system, a sweeping report shows ...

Activists stage a protest. A handful get arrested. They fundraise off the news coverage. ActBlue receives a cut of the proceeds, and the cycle repeats.

Preckwinkle will be running on successes, including expanding health care for county residents, advocating for the pretrial Fairness Act that eliminates cash bail based on a judge’s decision on safety ...

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A man who allegedly faked his abduction to his family in a bid to take money from his father was taken into custody in Maharashtra’s Pune, officials here said on Thursday. The 28-year-old’s father, ...