“Some people back there say no, we'll just charge him. We said no, let us talk to him, give him the opportunity to come forward with the...

​As of September 2016, 1,845 individuals are under the supervision of the DC Department of Corrections (DOC). The DOC has calculated a...

The money bail system that has been so pervasive throughout our judicial system is beginning to see reform around the nation. The money...

As of July 1, 2016, there are 2,905 Americans on death row. Almost one-third of those inmates live in one of these three states:...

On October 24, 2016, Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer SA settled with U.S. authorities to deferred prosecution based on an investigation...

Duane Buck was sentenced to death by a jury in 1997 after his own counsel called an expert witness who testified that Mr. Buck would be a...

In the Supreme Court’s June 2016 decision in Birchfield v. North Dakota, the Court held that police officers do not need a warrant to...

Stop-and-frisk is undoubtedly a hot topic in this campaign season. Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump is a proponent of...

It is becoming common for released sex offenders to find themselves left out on the streets instead of living with their support systems...

It’s common knowledge that throughout the United States there have been countless numbers of overdoses because we see it in the news and...

When we think about the Criminal Justice System, we may think about the roles of criminal law practitioners. Defense attorneys are the...

While observing District Court this summer, I witnessed an intimidating interaction between a Judge and a Public Defender. It was a bench...