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The Krasner Effect: DAs Can Lead the Way Towards Ending Mass Supervision

The Crime Report

Few district attorneys in recent history have had a first term as consequential as Larry Krasner’s. Conditions were especially dire in Pennsylvania. Supervision lengths for felonies fell from an average of 48 months to 36 months, and from 12 months to 9 months for misdemeanors. population.

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Off-duty Virginia police officer sentenced to 87 months for January 6 riot

JURIST

Attorney Matthew M. The men were also convicted of misdemeanor offense of disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. Pennsylvania Congressman Scott Perry , former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarri and William Todd Wilson , regional leader of the Oath Keepers , have also been charged in relation to the riot.

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As Penalties Ease, Drug Courts Lose Business

The Crime Report

In contrast, a Pennsylvania program offering treatment instead of charges for drug offenses is gaining traction. Only those who are accused of low-level, non-violent misdemeanors are eligible. Participation in California’s drug courts decreased statewide by 67 percent between 2014 and 2018.

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Why Police are ‘Natural Allies’ in the Fight Against Drug Abuse

The Crime Report

The harm reduction organization Eleyvst , the Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations Alliance (PRO-A) , and the data firm RIWI sought to do just that with their new, ambitious public opinion survey. And yet, stigmatizing those who use drugs persists, even as our governments declare the opioid epidemic a public health emergency.

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Locked and Loaded: Third Circuit Declares Federal Gun Law Unconstitutional Over Ex-Felon Rights

JonathanTurley

However, when Range pleaded guilty in 1995, his conviction was classified as a Pennsylvania misdemeanor punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment. Attorney General United States Range received three years’ probation (which he completed) and had to pay thousands in fines. That triggered the federal ban.

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Path To Well-Being In Law Podcast: Episode 6 – Tim Carroll & Margaret Odgen

ALPS

A lawyer by training, Margaret began her career in the Roanoke City Commonwealth Attorney’s Office prosecuting criminal cases and then went on to defend criminal cases throughout the Roanoke and New River Valleys. As you touched on, my last position was a policy position working for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

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Police Suggest Possible Charges for Those Who Filmed Rape on Train

JonathanTurley

The recent rape of a woman on a train in Pennsylvania has shocked and disgusted the nation, particularly after passengers did nothing to help the woman as she was allegedly attacked by Fiston Ngoy, 35. For example, Washington state allows for the charging of a misdemeanor. Perhaps some of our Pennsylvania lawyers could help out.

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