Prosecutors said Tuesday two jail officers falsified records to cover up their failure to check in on Jeffrey Epstein. Reuters reports an autopsy concluded that the accused sex offender hanged himself while in custody. However, a pathologist hired by Epstein's brother claims the autopsy 'points to homicide'. The indictment alleges Tova … [Read more...]
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Alabama Prisons Are Killing Fields Rampant With Crime, Report Claims
Aliceville Correctional Facility (Photo Credit: Prison Insight, CC 2.0) Rape. Murder. Drug possession. Drug manufacturing. Drug trafficking. Assault. Weapons possession. Extortion. Menacing. Armed robbery. These are the crimes that can land you in a prison, but in Alabama, these are the crimes that happen on a daily basis in the state’s … [Read more...]
The End of Federal Marijuana Prohibition?
Schumer Introduces Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act “The time to decriminalize marijuana is now,” said U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer. In early August, the Democratic Senator from New York introduced the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act. With marijuana in a sort of legal limbo throughout many states, Schumer’s bill would result in the … [Read more...]
DC Court of Appeals Delays Abortion of Illegal Immigrant
On October 20th, the DC Court of Appeals rendered a 2-1 decision in favor of the US government, allowing the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to refuse facilitating abortions for illegal immigrants being held by the government. The plaintiff, provisionally named Jane Doe (JD), will now have to wait at least 11 more days while the ORR attempts … [Read more...]
New State Laws Debrief
Over 100 new state laws will be enacted on July 1, 2016. The following article will provide highlights of these new laws. Crime and Law Enforcement Colorado will enact a law that increases the amount of time that a victim of sexual assault has to file a case to 20 years after the event. Florida and Georgia will now speed up the process of … [Read more...]