A married Northern California woman who reportedly faked her own kidnapping to spend 3 weeks with her ex-boyfriend in Southern California has signed a plea deal and plans to confess the crime, ... Continue Reading
How Can a Judge Reject a Plea Deal?
As you may have heard, a person who faces criminal charges sometimes can get a plea deal or a plea bargain, negotiated out of court by prosecutors and their criminal defense lawyer, in order to face ... Continue Reading
The First Step Act for Federal Prison Reform Belatedly Keeps a Promise
The federal Bureau of Prisons has announced it will keep one of the promises made with passage of the First Step Act – a promise which had been languishing since the December 2018 passage of the ... Continue Reading
Many Federal Prison Workers Have Been Arrested and Charged
Over 100 federal prison workers have been arrested, charged, convicted or sentenced for various crimes—including sexual abuse and murder—since early 2019, according to an investigative report by the ... Continue Reading
Federal Death Penalty Renewed by US Attorney General William Barr
Just as states move toward more exonerations and freeing those who were wrongfully convicted, the United States Attorney General has reinstated the one penalty for which an exoneration is of no help ... Continue Reading
How the First Step Act Reduces Prison Terms
If you or a loved one face a charge for a federal offense, it may interest you to know that the recently passed “First Step Act” aims to lower prison terms and reduce the massive incarceration that’s ... Continue Reading