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For the first time in 51 years, Hawke’s Bay has won the Perpetual Challenge Cup.

Toledo, OH (PRWEB) June 27, 2022 -- Carmen Mitchell, a devoted Christian who believes that God loves all people and wants to see everyone live out in complete

A new report from The Sentencing Project debunks the myth of a post-pandemic crime wave fueled by young people. In March, Congress held a hearing about a spike in carjackings in big cities, but the data actually show a drop in overall robberies by youths in 2020, and a drop in the share of crime committed by youths over the past 20 years. Tshaka Barrows, co-executive director of the W. ...

A new report from Indiana University revealed stark racial disparities in bail costs, and outlined how those higher costs can have long-term impacts on folks charged with crimes and their families. According to the report, bail across the country is set an average of 34% for Black detainees and 19% higher for Latino detainees, compared with their white counterparts. Krystal Gibson, program analyst for the Indiana University Public Policy Institute, said increased cost makes it more difficult f...

Kentucky has some of the highest incarceration rates in the country. But state lawmakers ignored most efforts to address the issue and its root causes, instead passing measures that are likely to worsen overcrowding in jails and prisons.

The controversial bill passed the House recently.

One in every six people incarcerated in Kentucky is a persistent felony offender, an eight-fold increase from 1980, with sentences averaging 23 years.

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The use of no-knock warrants is once again under scrutiny. This time because of a situation in Minnesota.

A new report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy shows the number of people incarcerated in the state–and the costs of keeping them locked up–have risen over the past decade.