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The second cohort of Freedom Community Center’s Free Us Group Track Program graduated April 7 after 12 weeks of therapy, training, community service and restorative justice.
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Did pandemic policies that reduced jail populations lead to an increase in violent crime? Two new reports say “no.”
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Illinois' high court put the SAFE-T Act criminal justice reform — short for Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today — on hold in December just hours before it was scheduled to take effect. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case.
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Judge David Mason ruled that there was no longer "clear and convincing" evidence to keep Lamar Johnson in prison for a 1994 slaying in St. Louis.
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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page first convened the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council in October 2019, but meetings paused during the pandemic. The group will reconvene Feb. 23 with a number of new members.
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A 2021 state law carved out a narrow role the attorney general’s office can play in innocence claims filed by local prosecutors.
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What’s next for Lamar Johnson’s attempt to overturn his 1995 murder conviction? Booker T. Shaw, Sarah Swatosh and Dave Roland discuss.
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The new research, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, examines the practice of plea negotiations in St. Louis County, Milwaukee and Philadelphia.
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Bobby Bostic walked out of a Missouri prison in November. His freedom is roughly two centuries ahead of schedule.
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St. Louis judges continue to deny bond in a majority of cases. The trend is raising alarm for court-watchers and advocates.