Nov 23, 2024 · In Nueces County, Texas, which includes Corpus Christi, longtime progressive District Attorney Mark Gonzalez faced a trial for “gross carelessness” and “gross ignorance” of his job duties — a push backed by local conservatives. Gonzalez resigned in 2023, shortly before the trial began.. The general election earlier this month …

Oct 21, 2024 · For Donald Trump, immigrants bring crime. “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best,” he said during his 2015 campaign announcement. “They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us.

Feb 25, 2015 · John didn’t take these letters seriously; he threw many of them away. He settled into GED classes and shifts serving breakfast and lunch. From the prison library he pulled volumes ranging from the poems of Langston Hughes (“They’re so simple, but they explain so much”) to thriller paperbacks by Dean Koontz and James Patterson.

Oct 26, 2024 · Some law enforcement leaders have already declared that they will not participate in mass deportation efforts. Even officials who have raised concerns about the challenges created by large influxes of migrants are not necessarily interested in mass deportation.

Nov 1, 2018 · A gainst all odds, I gave birth to a healthy baby boy. He completely changed my life. Even though my son was conceived in the most traumatic possible way, his birth was my saving grace. Suddenly, I had a little human to care for, and I became consumed with ensuring that he had the best possible life.

Dec 17, 2024 · M arcos Santiago heard the clatter of metal chains outside cell 201 next door. Locked in the most isolated unit at Lee federal prison in western Virginia, he knew that sound meant officers were readying to shackle another man to a concrete slab and leave him there for hours — as they had done to him weeks prior.

Jul 25, 2024 · Since Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies, gleeful headlines have sprouted across the media, with a new descriptor for the former president: “felon.”. The New York Times editorial board condemned him under the pithy banner: “Donald Trump, Felon.”. The Washington Post ran an analysis by senior political reporter Aaron Blake headlined: “Trump is a felon.

Jan 10, 2024 · Meanwhile, state prison populations are rising.The number of people behind bars steadily declined starting in 2013 and then drastically dropped during the pandemic, when states released people to ease dangerous COVID-19 conditions, and court systems slowed.But by 2022, the number of people held in state prisons started to bounce back to over 1 million people.

Jul 27, 2024 · What These Decisions Tell Us About Kamala Harris’ Approach to Criminal Justice From the death penalty to school truancy and diversion programs, here are some key steps Harris took as a district attorney and attorney general.

Nov 21, 2024 · Pretel, who has been sheriff for about 18 months, said the department’s responsibility extends beyond public safety. “We also must prepare the people in our custody for a successful return to their communities, helping them become better neighbors and family members,” Pretel said in a statement.