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A new Georgia commission to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors would be the latest move by Republicans nationwide to ratchet up oversight.
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Broward State Attorney Harold Pryor told WLRN that the exoneration of Sidney Holmes represents his goal to have a "fair and equitable" criminal justice system.
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On this episode of the South Florida Roundup, we spoke about the march across Palm Beach County for labor rights, the exoneration of a man who had been handed a 400-year sentence in Fort Lauderdale (8:59), and the impact Silicon Valley Bank's collapse had on South Florida (21:59).
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As the state carries out the death penalty again after a more than three-year pause, a Florida House panel Wednesday supported lowering a threshold for sentencing defendants to death.
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A literary journal penned by incarcerated people in Florida is being presented at the Miami Book Fair.
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"Being Michelle" is about a deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse. In this interview, members of the documentary's production team discuss her story and the larger issues it raises.
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Criminal defense attorneys all over the country are gearing up for a wave of criminal charges as the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
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We hear the story of a man who spent 32 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. Plus, an FIU student is trying to help her family and others stuck in the war back home in Ukraine. And during Haitian Heritage Month, we're speaking with an award-winning author about the significance of this celebration.
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Lawmakers are in Tallahassee for a special session on redistricting maps. We meet a judge who helps former inmates return to society successfully — and find their purpose. Plus, this month’s Sundial Book Club pick is a biography about one of South Florida’s most influential newspapermen, Bill Baggs.
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Two years after WLRN partnered with the 70 Million podcast to tell the story of criminal justice reform in Miami, we take a look at the latest.
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As part of civil lawsuit settlement, the New Jersey Department of Corrections has agreed to make it customary for prisoners to be assigned a prison stay in line with their gender identity.
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Reforming juvenile justice is a critical part of broader criminal justice reform, advocates say. They want action from Washington beyond what the Biden team has promised.