If a teenager in a movie had been sexually trafficked for years, and she escaped and then killed her former pimp as the music swelled, what would viewers think? Probably,
Arkansas Rep. Bruce Westerman has joined with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to introduce federal legislation to protect juvenile victims of sex trafficking and abuse in court sentencing.
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The Minneapolis Police Department is one step closer to a consent decree after a scathing federal report was issued late last week. Around Minnesota, residents have opportunities to speak up about how their local law-enforcement agencies operate. The Department of Justice issued its findings about the Minneapolis Department following a lengthy investigation prompted by George Floyd s murder. .
A new West Virginia law requires magistrates and judges to set a hearing within five days for people who ve been arrested for not showing up to a court hearing, not paying fines on time, or not following civil-court rulings. The reform comes at a time when jails across the Mountain State are overflowing. According to the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, one in eight people goes to jail because of a bench warrant. .