Justice Policy Program News Today

The head of Snohomish County’s public defense office said “without changes in the public defense system, the crisis will get worse.”

Too many cases, too few lawyers and too little money hurt local governments’ ability to provide effective counsel to those with financial constraints.

<p>The authors enhance the understanding of cyberstalking by offering the first empirical analysis on federal cyberstalking cases. The results of in-depth interviews with law enforcement, prosecutors, and victims advocacy groups are also presented.</p>

Support among military veterans for extremist groups and extremist ideals appears similar to or less than levels seen among the U.S. public in general, despite fears that it could be higher.

Concern that veterans may be at increased risk of radicalization to violent extremism has surfaced since reports that many of the people who attacked the U.S. Capital on Jan. 6, 2021, were currently or had been affiliated with the U.S. military. A new study finds that support among military veterans for extremist groups and extremist ideals appears similar to or less than levels seen among the U.S. public in general.

<p>The authors examine trends in the coronavirus disease 2019 infection rate for the U.S. state prison population and present the results of their 2022 survey to assess the impact of the pandemic and response efforts on prison system education programs.</p>

Fri, Apr 2nd 2021 3:29am — Tim Cushing Bail can no longer be used to keep still-presumed-innocent people locked up in California. In a unanimous decision [PDF], the states Supreme Court has declared keeping people locked up just because they cant afford bail is unconstitutional. The decision doesnt entirely eliminate bail -- it can still be used in some cases -- but it cannot be the default operating mode for handling arrestees. The court starts the opinion by pointing out theres a big gap be...