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An appeals court judge is being severely criticized around the country for several inappropriate and controversial remarks she made recently. In February, Judge Edith H. Jones of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals made certain disparaging comments at the Federalist Society in which she claimed that certain minority groups like African-Americans and Hispanic communities are much more predisposed to crimes. Continue readingthis

Your past criminal record can play a major role in determining not just the possibility of a conviction, but also your sentence. A 49-year-old Texas man, who was on trial for walking out of a store with a large rack under his shirt, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.  Continue readingthis

Persons who are convicted of certain types of sex offenses are required to register in the federal sex offender registry. Some of the worst victims of a system that pushes even persons with minor sex offenses on their record on the registry, are persons who committed these offenses when they were below 18 years of age. These teens continue to remain on the registry for years, suffering the consequences of registration. Continue readingthis

New research indicates the need for parents and schools to crack down on bullying among children. The data confirms that teenage bullies are much more likely to turn to crime as they evolve into adults.  Continue readingthis