Missouri Chief Justice William Price recently called into question his state’s drug crime policy. Missouri, like North Carolina and all other states, focuses predominately on incarceration and prison to fight the drug war, rather than on treatment and job skills training.
As a result:
“The problem is that we are following a broken strategy [...]
A pretty shocking story out of Michigan: It’s no secret that Michigan is enduring the most extreme effects of the nation’s economic crisis: its unemployment rate stands at 15.3%, and the state is functioning on a temporary budget as legislators rush to close a $2.8 billion deficit. In recent years, the financial situation here has…
North Carolina has a number of deferral programs that can really save a defendant from a conviction that could ruin their record or chances for employment. These deferral programs may be limited to first-time or low-level offenses, but are worth exploring with your attorney if you are charged with a misdemeanor or low-level felony and…
Director Roman Polanski was arrested this weekend by Swiss officials as he flew into Zurich to accept an award honoring his career. Among many other notable films, he directed (and won an Oscar for) “The Pianist,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” and “Chinatown.” In 1977, Polanski was accused of raping a 13-year old girl who he had allegedly…
It’s no fun to spend a night in jail, so when Trevor Brown of Gothenburg, Nebraska called his father after being picked up for drunk driving, he was probably relieved when his dad agreed to come down to the jail to bail him out. Problem was, dad was also drunk, and when he arrived at the…