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Criminal Justice
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CalMatters6h
Why sex abuse survivors and broke school districts are at odds in Legislature’s final days
California counties and school districts have been flooded since 2019 with lawsuits from people who say they were sexually abused as children in schools, foster care and juvenile detention facilities.
Texas Tribune18h
Flock cameras face growing backlash across Texas counties, but getting rid of them is complicated
Drivers pass Flock cameras mounted next to the Southwest Freeway in Houston on Aug. 17, 2026.
CalMatters3d
In California’s biggest cities, Turner’s Outdoorsman is a top source of crime guns
A new report from the California Department of Justice adds to concerning pattern documented in previous reporting by The Trace.
CalMatters4d
AI led to mistakes in Nevada County criminal cases. Should the DA be sanctioned?
A judge will investigate how AI-based errors affected criminal cases in Nevada County, where the district attorney has already acknowledged that mistakes appeared in four cases.
Reason Magazine4d
Jason Arday's Downfall, Lindsay Clancy Case, and the Surveillance State
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi kick off the episode by arguing against new proposed restrictions on the press in the wake of Jason Arday's death before turning to the Lindsay Clancy trial, the wa
Reason Magazine4d
Trump Is Taking Credit for D.C.'s Crime Drop. Here's What the Data Say.
"Washington D.C. went from High Crime to NO CRIME — Thank you President Trump!" reads a Truth Social post from President Donald Trump in July. The president has attributed the district's drop in crime
Reason Magazine4d
Justice Department Finds 'Unbroken Pattern' of Sexual Abuse in Two California Women's Prisons
The Department of Justice (DOJ) put California on notice last week that the state's decades-long failure to protect incarcerated women in two state prisons from rampant sexual abuse likely violates th