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A Gaston County family is demanding fair treatment as teenage twin brothers Paden and La'Dainian Fuller face attempted first-degree murder charges in adult court. The charges stem from an incident in October 2021. Dawn Blagrove, executive director of Emancipate NC, working with the Fuller family, said the brothers were riding home on their bikes and encountered police due to street closures for a fireworks show. ...

A new report found the state of Connecticut needs to do more for its recently released prison population. The Connecticut Voices for Children report showed most jobs available for this population do not provide a sustainable income, and the state's labor shortage following the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the situation. Currently, only 1.3 jobs are available for every unemployed person in the state. ...

Making jails and prisons safer and sentencing more equitable are the goals of a report marking 50 years of mass incarceration in the U.S. In Mississippi, at least 84,000 people a year are booked into local jails, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. Crime is a concern across the country, according to Nicole D. ...

Construction union leaders in the Midwest hope law enforcement and other entities take notice of the outcome of a tax evasion case involving a Wisconsin drywall contractor. Last week, Gustavo Reyes was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion charges in May. The Department of Justice says Reyes has more than a $500,000 in unpaid taxes. ...

When it comes to utility-scale electricity from clean energy sources, Wisconsin is behind its neighbors. But there's disagreement over how the state should catch up.