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Law Enforcement Death Penalty Prison System Sentencing Bail Reform Penal Code Court System Sexual Assault Violence Against Women Sentencing Reform

Rape Kit Reform Reaches Every U.S. Jurisdiction as Maine Funds Tracking System

Attention now turns to testing backlogs, building tracking systems, securing stable funding.

Prisoners’ Day Trains Spotlight on Israel’s New Death‑Penalty Law and Mass Detentions

Brazil's Chamber Approves 'Bárbara Penna' Bill Toughening Penalties for Domestic Abusers

German Crime Data Cite Far Higher Suspect Rates for Syrians and Afghans

Beshear Signs 'Logan's Law' Overhauling Kentucky Parole and Sentencing Rules

Florida AG Backs Gun Rights for Nonviolent Felons in Test Case

Brazil’s Senate Approves New Crime of Vicaricide With Up to 40 Years in Prison

Sheinbaum Announces National Plan to Standardize Feminicide Investigations This Month

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre’s Response to Plea Challenging Biometric Data Law

HRW Warns Democratic Decline Has Reached Crisis Point, Urges New Alliance With Brazil at the Center

Mexican Senate Panel Sets Open Hearings on Proposal for Anonymous Judges in Organized-Crime Cases

Kentucky Lawmakers Push 'Logan's Law' to Tighten Sentencing, Parole and Insanity Rules

Pritzker Signs Illinois Clean Slate Act, Launching Automatic Sealing for Many Nonviolent Records

CDU's Jens Spahn Calls for Repeal of Germany's Politician-Insult Law

Osaka District Court Dismisses Inmates’ Challenge to Hanging Executions

CSU Demands Six-Month IP Retention and Powers to Access Encrypted Chats, Backed by BKA

Sheinbaum Rejects Morena Aide’s ‘Narco as Employer’ Claim, Questions Cited Figures

Piauí Hits Decade-Low Homicides as Ceará Reports Fewer Killings and Sharp Drop in Robberies in 2025

Mexico Bill Seeks Specialized FGR Prosecutor for Crimes Against Older Adults

Moscow Court Gives Ukrainian MP Alexey Goncharenko 18 Years in Absentia