#private-prosecution

#private-prosecution

The HALT Act mandates prisoners receive seven hours of congregate time outside our cells each day and limits excessive use of solitary confinement.

Crown prosecutors are withdrawing all 14 murder charges laid against Kenneth Law, who is accused of selling a toxic substance to individuals at risk of self-harm.

The suspects filed a claim with their insurance company, alleging that a bear had damaged the inside of their 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost at Lake Arrowhead.

I'm absolutely devastated and always will be. I never wanted this to happen. I'm gutted. I was absolutely terrified and scared. Who would not be scared of the two men? They were definitely going for trouble.

Six individuals have been indicted in connection with a fireworks explosion in Yolo County, with court appearances scheduled for the defendants, including former sheriff's lieutenant Sam Machado.

Asia Carrera, whose real name is Jessica Steinhauser, graduated from St. Mary's Law in 2024 and cleared the Texas bar exam after a previous near miss by just two points.

Josett admitted to contacting the woman sometimes more than 100 times a day during a period of nine months, violating a restraining order by driving by her house after being notified of his impending termination.

James Heaps, 70, pleaded guilty to 13 felonies, including multiple counts of sexual penetration of an unconscious person, and must register as a sex offender for life.

Drawing from years in public defense and her work co-founding Partners for Justice, she explains why the criminal legal system often punishes instability rather than crime - and how policy choices, not individual morality, frequently determine who enters the system.

They don't drive it. They don't manage it. They don't control it. They let it control them. And then one day, they look up and realize discovery closed last week, the client is asking why nobody has taken the key depo, the adjuster wants a status report "by the end of the day," and the partner is asking the question that makes your stomach drop: "Where are we on this file?"