Law

Anti-Abortion Activists Indicted On Felony Charges In Planned Parenthood Case

7:06pm January 26, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

A grand jury in Houston has returned indictments against two members of a group that targeted Planned Parenthood with a string of undercover videos last year. The felony indictments are a twist as the panel was originally tasked with investigation the group's claim that Planned Parenthood was selling fetal tissue.

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Bipartisan Panel Issues Urgent Call To Overhaul U.S. Prison System

4:28pm January 26, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

A bipartisan task force created by Congress issued an urgent call to reform the federal prison system on Tuesday.

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Southern California Authorities Continue Search For Escaped Inmates

4:28pm January 26, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to Erika Aguilar, a reporter for Southern California Public Radio, about the search for three inmates who escaped a maximum-security jail. The dramatic escape has also prompted an internal investigation to find out if anyone inside the jail helped them break out.

Cleveland police Officer Michael Brilo and other officers have been fired over the fatal shooting of the occupants of a car in 2012, seen here in a photo taken by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

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6 Cleveland Police Officers Are Fired Over Deadly 2012 Chase And Shooting

3:35pm January 26, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Last May, Michael Brelo was found not guilty of two counts of voluntary manslaughter — in part, because it was too hard to determine which shots had killed the pair.

Eyewitness testimony can be unreliable. But some such accounts are better than others, research shows. Can jurors be taught to tell the difference?

A Judge's Guidance Makes Jurors Suspicious Of Any Eyewitness

2:30pm January 26, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

A 2012 New Jersey law was meant to help juries discern factors that make eyewitness testimony strong versus weak. But research suggests a judge's instructions make jurors discount all such testimony.

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The three men escaped on Friday from this maximum-security facility, the Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana, Calif.

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$50K Reward As Manhunt Continues For 3 Escaped Inmates In California

11:24am January 26, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The three men, who are all charged with violent crimes, escaped from an Orange County jail on Friday. Authorities didn't discover their absence for 16 hours.

Federal Task Force Recommends Reducing Number Of Inmates By 60,000 In 10 Years

8:59am January 26, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

The criminal justice system "suffers from a one-size-fits-all approach to sentencing and rehabilitation, and that doesn't really serve the interests of public safety," said one task force member.

Grand Jury Indicts Anti-Abortion Activists Who Made Undercover Videos

7:00am January 26, 2016

by Wade Goodwyn

A Texas grand jury decided not to indict Planned Parenthood on charges of selling embryos for research — and has decided instead to indict 2 people who secretly recorded Planned Parenthood executives.

Grand Jury Indicts Anti-Abortion Activists Behind Planned Parenthood Videos

10:35pm January 25, 2016

by Wade Goodwyn

A grand jury indicted two activists and cleared a Houston, Texas, Planned Parenthood clinic in a possible misconduct case. The two activists covertly recorded conversations regarding fetal tissue.

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President Obama penned an op-ed in The Washington Post announcing new limits on the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons.

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Obama Announces Reforms To Solitary Confinement In Federal Prisons

9:25pm January 25, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The president is making changes that include banning solitary confinement for juvenile offenders and for prisoners who have committed low-level infractions.