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As more states legalize pot, their uneven safety rules can pose a risk
Customers queue outside of Chesapeake Apothecary in White Plains, Md., on the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales. More states are legalizing or expanding access to marijuana, but testing...
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Sexual assault survivors can now track their rape kits in most states
A sexual assault kit. (Photo from Alaska Department of Public Safety)It can take hours for a sexual assault victim to undergo the multiple swabs, hair samples, blood and urine collections, and other...
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Cash bail policies are under fresh scrutiny
A sign advertises a bail bond company on Aug. 29, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)States can’t figure out what to do about cash bail. The system — in which an...
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High fees, long waits cast shadow over new criminal expungement laws
Part of an exhibit outlining legal restrictions that Americans with past convictions or criminal records face after they’ve completed their sentences is displayed at a rally supporting legislation that...
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How many inmates return to prison? Inconsistent reporting makes it hard to tell.
An incarcerated student raises his hand during a Mount Tamalpais College English class called Cosmopolitan Fictions at San Quentin State Prison April 12, 2022, in San Quentin, Calif. The community...
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Bail clampdowns don’t match what research says about suspects, experts say
An inmate stands inside an isolation cell at the Dane County Jail in Madison, Wis. Some states have moved away from the use of pretrial money bonds, but others are implementing stricter rules. (Photo...
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‘Tough-on-crime’ policies are back in some places that had reimagined...
The District of Columbia’s major crime bill, the Secure D.C. Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, was recently signed into law. The roughly 100-page piece of legislation toughens penalties for gun crimes,...
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‘Transformative’: More college programs are slowly coming into prisons
Incarcerated learners take part in a Mt. Tamalpais College educational program at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., in July 2023. Currently, California stands as the sole state with a...
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Greater focus on crime sparks another wave of juvenile justice bills
Del. Luke Clippinger, a Baltimore Democrat who chairs the Maryland House Judiciary Committee, talks about juvenile justice legislation that passed the Maryland House of Delegates 126-6 during floor...
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Swing-state legislatures diverge on election-year gun measures
Bullets are seen in a magazine holder during a gun rights and free speech protest near the state Capitol in Raleigh, N.C., in 2020. States have considered a variety of gun policies this year, with...
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‘License plate flippers’ help drivers evade police, tickets and tolls
Law enforcement personnel in New York examine a license plate during a multi-agency operation at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in March 2024. The operation marked the launch of a new city-state task...
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Crime is down, FBI says, but politicians still choose statistics to fit their...
U.S. flags fly outside FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. The FBI’s latest national crime report, released in late September, shows an overall 3% decline in violent crime in 2023 compared with the...
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