Virginia Supreme Court upholds law restoring longer prison sentences
(The Center Square) — In 2020, the General Assembly passed landmark legislation effective July 1, 2022, that would have shortened the sentences of thousands of Virginia inmates, but the Virginia Supreme Court upheld a later […]
Xylazine stressing suburban Philadelphia police
(The Center Square) — Law enforcement in Philadelphia’s suburban counties are worried about crime rates and the strain that drug problems, especially driven by...
Arizona man gets 30-year prison sentence for attempting to murder federal task force officer
(The Center Square) - Robert Benjamin Nelson received a 30-year prison sentence for attempted murder this week, according to a press release from the...
Crime rate in capital region continues to increase
(The Center Square) — Crime rates per capita in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, including Northern Virginia and Maryland, have increased 9% in 2022...
California governor rejects fare evasion penalty cuts, citing transit crime
(The Center Square) – California governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have removed penalties for serial fare evasion, stating that he would...