Obama Announces Reforms To Solitary Confinement In Federal Prisons
The president is making changes that include banning solitary confinement for juvenile offenders and for prisoners who have committed low-level infractions.
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Supreme Court Opens Door To Parole For Juveniles Given Life Sentences
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Monday that convicts serving life for crimes committed while juveniles must be resentenced. For some prisoners, that may mean early release.
Grand Jury Indicts Anti-Abortion Activists Who Made Undercover Videos
The Texas grand jury investigating Planned Parenthood found no wrongdoing by the abortion provider, but it indicted two anti-abortion activists involved in making covert videos of the organization.
FSU Pays $950,000 To Woman Who Accused Jameis Winston Of Sexual Assault
The settlement means Erica Kinsman, who accused the Tampa Bay and former Florida State University quarterback of rape in 2012, will drop her Title IX lawsuit against the university.
Michigan Attorney General Launches Probe Into Flint Water Contamination
Michigan's attorney general appointed a special counsel to investigate why Flint's drinking water became contaminated with lead. But questions are being raised about the man picked to lead the probe.
Supreme Court Rejects North Dakota's Bid To Save Strict Abortion Law
The measure banned abortions as soon as a heartbeat is detected in the fetus — as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The law was enacted in 2013.
After 26 Years in Prison, Innocent Man Negotiates New Life
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Bruce Lisker, who was exonerated after spending 26 years in prison and who has just been awarded millions from the City of Los Angeles.
FBI Probe Uncovers Corruption In Allentown, Penn.
Covert recordings, political bribes, raided offices and now, federal indictments. An FBI probe is dismantling an entire political administration after uncovering deep corruption within. But these politicians aren't in Congress or even in a state governor's office. This scandal is ripping through the tiny city council of Allentown, Penn., and the FBI is throwing everything it's got into the investigation.
Evenly Divided Kansas Appeals Court Blocks 2015 Abortion Law
In a widely watched case, judges ruled 7-7 against a first-of-its-kind Kansas law that bans a common method of performing second-trimester abortions.
California Cops Frustrated With 'Catch-And-Release' Crime-Fighting
Prosecutors and some police departments in the state say reducing prison sentences is having an undesired outcome: more property crime. But reform advocates say police are jumping to conclusions.