Criminon News
Department of Justice Announces New Steps in Improving Criminal Justice Practices
One year after the implementation of the Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety...
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Minnesota Just Became the 28th State to Abolish Life-Without-Parole Sentences for Children
In May of 2023, Minnesota became the latest state to abolish life-without-parole sentences for juvenile offenders, the 28th state to enact criminal justice reform laws...
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Michigan’s Unique Approach to Solving Ongoing Criminal Justice Problems
According to the National Institute of Corrections, Michigan’s 2019 jail population was 17,020, and its prison population was 38,053.1 Michigan has the 21st-highest incarceration rate...
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Diversion Programs Work to Curb Drug Use and Crime
Drug use is both habit-forming and illegal, putting people who cannot stop using drugs in the precarious position of being criminalized for having an addiction....
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How Mississippi Is Changing its Tune on Criminal Justice Reform
Over the last 15 years, Mississippi has passed several criminal justice reform laws to reduce recidivism and provide better results for offenders. In many ways,...
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