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Law and Government
California to release thousands more violent offenders early
To privileged people like Newsom, the criminal justice system looks harsher than it is. If you are well-to-do, and have…
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Law and Government
The pandemic didn’t cause the huge increase in the murder rate
Professor Shon Hopwood suggested the rise in America’s murder rate was due to the ‘global pandemic, reduced economic opportunity, and…
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Media
Do innocent black lives matter to the media?
Another reason why murder is increasing is that violent offenders are being released from prisons and jails, partly due to…
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Law and Government
Virginia legislators move to abolish life without parole
Allowing judges to retroactively shorten sentences would not only increase the crime rate, by reducing the deterrent effect of criminal…
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Law and Government
Murder rate rose by 37% in U.S. cities in 2020
Two years ago, Washington State's supreme court declared it unconstitutional to give 16 or 17 year old murderers life sentences…
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Law and Government
Virginia may release many inmates guilty of involuntary manslaughter and serious crimes
Virginia’s legislature has a good chance of releasing many prison inmates guilty of involuntary manslaughter. In its special session this…
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Law and Government
Big prison releases likely in Virginia as liberal legislature takes advantage of pandemic
Shorter sentences can lead to an increased crime rate, while longer sentences tend to reduce the crime rate.
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Law and Government
Bill would release dangerous old murderers
Legislators in Virginia have also proposed extending voting rights to inmates.
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Law and Government
Virginia weighs releasing middle-aged murderers
It is cruel to release a murderer from prison after just 15 or 20 years when the murderer tortured or…
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Law and Government
California too conservative for some
To some Americans, staunchly progressive California may seem too liberal. But not to Virginia’s Democratic legislators. They seem to find…
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