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Governor Murphy Signs Bill Eliminating Public Defender Service Fees
On June 30, 2023 Continues Steps Towards Creating a Fairer Criminal Justice System TRENTON – In another monumental step for one of the most progressive criminal justice systems in the nation, Governor Phil Murphy today signed A5587/S3771, which eliminates fees, liens, and warrants issued for public defender services in New Jersey.Today’s bill signing not only eliminates…
4 Reasons We Should Worry About Missing Crime Data
By Weihua Li and Jasmyne Ricard On July 13, 2023 The FBI’s crime data is still incomplete — and politicians are taking advantage. For more than 100 years, the FBI has been collecting crime data from local police departments across the country through the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, which has been the gold standard of…
‘This is Major Trauma’: New Accounts of Abuse at Federal Prison Prompt Calls for Investigations
By Christie Thompson and Joseph Shapiro On July 6, 2023 More than 120 prisoners held at a special unit in Thomson Penitentiary reported mistreatment, lawyers’ committee report says. Months after officials closed a violent federal prison unit in Illinois, a new report reveals more accounts of a pervasive culture of abuse inside and calls for…
Seeking the Path to Justice
By Yvonne Abraham Globe Columnist,Updated July 12, 2023, 6:16 p.m. Whose job is it to make sure everyone hurt by rogue police officers gets justice? Three years after an explosive report from the Department of Justice detailed shocking patterns of brutality and deception in the Springfield Police Department, a lawsuit seeks an answer to that question. One one…
Measuring Health Equity: A State Measure Set to Assess and Improve Equity
Jun-15-2023 Kanneganti D , Mar J , and Bailit M DOWNLOAD REPORT DOWNLOAD SUMMARY The State Health Equity Measure Set provides a standard set of health equity measures that states can use to assess their performance against other states, and inform interventions that strive to improve equity in healthcare access and outcomes within their state. The Issue State and federal agencies have begun…
Islamic extremists kill 8 farmers and abduct 10 in latest attack in northeastern Nigeria
By Haruna Umar On June 24, 2023 MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists killed eight farmers and abducted 10 in an attack in northeastern Nigeria, officials said Friday — the latest in a volatile region that is a key part of the country’s breadbasket and where militants have threatened food supplies. The farmers were ambushed…
Taliban leader claims women are provided with a ‘comfortable and prosperous life’ in Afghanistan
By Rahim Faiez On June 25, 2023 ISLAMABAD (AP) — The supreme leader of the Taliban released a message Sunday claiming that his government has taken the necessary steps for the betterment of women’s lives in Afghanistan, where women are banned from public life and work and girls’ education is severely curtailed. The statement from…
Haitians suffer in shelters as gang violence displaces thousands
On June 23, 2023 Haitians seek safety in makeshift shelters, parks and abandoned buildings, with little aid or prospect of going home. A gang rampaged through the Cite Soleil neighbourhood, killing and raping and setting fire to hundreds of wood-and-tin homes. Forced out of the area, one family of four lived on the streets of Port-au-Prince…
Ukraine updates: IAEA in Russia to ease Zaporizhzhia fears
On June 23, 2023 The UN atomic agency’s head, Rafael Grossi, said the meeting was “timely.” Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy said Moscow has hidden the bodies of those killed in the Kakhovka dam breach. DW has the latest. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi met with the director of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom on Friday to discuss the…