Public Safety
States May See a Lot More Money for Crime Prevention with Biden Plan
President-elect Joe Biden's sweeping criminal justice proposal focuses on prevention and diversion in an attempt to prod states away from locking people up.
States May See a Lot More Money for Crime Prevention with Biden Plan
President-elect Joe Biden's sweeping criminal justice proposal focuses on prevention and diversion in an attempt to prod states away from locking people up.
Public Safety
State and Local Republican Officials Shy Away From Trump's Efforts to Overturn Election Results
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Illinois House speaker’s power slipping amid federal probe … Milwaukee health workers face death threats … Florida sheriff’s office keeping list of kids seen at risk of “life of crime” … state-local spat over charity venison.
Immigration Advocates Make Some Election Gains, But Face Pushback
Some sheriffs won after pledging to limit deportations.
Federal Intervention in Police Departments to Return Under Biden
The Biden administration will reinvigorate “pattern and practice” investigations into police departments and correctional facilities, while also looking to more aggressively examine prosecutors.
Covid Cases in One State Prison System Are ‘Off the Charts’
A new report from the University of Texas at Austin says that the state’s correctional system has not taken the adequate steps to reduce Covid cases and deaths among incarcerated people and staff.
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New Tools Help State and Local Governments Battle Ransomware, Other Big Disasters
When governments find themselves being ransomed, their choices are typically to pay, which will undercut their ability to deliver key services to their communities due to budget restrictions, or not pay, resulting in the immediate inability to serve their communities and the loss of key data that will inevitably plague them for years afterwards.
New York City Tests Replacing Police with EMTs for 911 Calls about Mental Health Crises
The city saw a wave of protests this summer calling for major changes in how the police operate. Now it’s the latest city to embrace the use of medical and mental health professionals for certain 911 calls.
Two Ohio Cities Sue State Over Gun Background Check System
Dayton and Columbus officials announced their lawsuit on Monday, saying the state attorney general’s office needs to fix a system that doesn’t always contain information about people with felony convictions.
Republicans, Democrats Fail to Flip Attorney General Seats
Ten states held elections for the office of attorney general this year.
Looking to Replace Police with Crisis Response Teams? Consider These Lessons Learned from the Military.
COMMENTARY | Many cities are exploring how to cut police funding and replace some law enforcement officers with teams of social workers and other specialists. The shortcomings of teams of social scientists deployed by the U.S. Army in Iraq and Afghanistan can provide some valuable insights into the kind of mistakes to avoid.
How to Tell If the Election Will Get Violent
Some experts are predicting violence after November 3. But there are ways to prevent it.
North Carolina Law Enforcement Spray ‘Pepper-Based’ Vapor on People—Including Children— Marching to Polls
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Kansas recalls license plates with a lettering combo that could be read as a racial slur … Colorado will send out $375 payment to unemployed residents … Louisville police officer sues Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend for allegedly shooting him.
Land Managers Can’t Burn the West Fast Enough
Prescribed burns, which create buffers against larger fires, can do only so much.
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