US: Federal Go-Ahead for Local Marijuana Laws
New Justice Department Guidance Allows State-Level Regulation
US: Maryland Abolishes Death Penalty
Governor Should Make Ban Retroactive for 5 Remaining Death Row Inmates
US: Maryland Expected to Abolish Death Penalty
Governor Should Commute Sentences of Remaining Death Row Inmates
US: Prison Officials Thwart Compassionate Release
Many Dying and Seriously Ill Prisoners Denied Access to the Courts
US/New York: Few Arrested for Pot Become Violent Criminals
Police Offer No Public Safety Explanation for Massive Marijuana Arrests
US/California: Continue Effort to Halt Death Penalty
Rejection of Proposition 34 Bucks National Trend
US/California: ‘Three-Strikes’ Vote a Humane Step
Proposition 36 Stops Life Sentences for Nonviolent Offenses
US/California: Governor Should Protect Immigrant Crime Victims
Vetoed Trust Act Would Have Allayed Deportation Fears for Minor Offenses
US/California: New Hope for Youth Offenders
Governor Signs Bill on Life-Without-Parole Youth Sentences