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Black People 6 Times More Likely to Be Jailed Than Whites in Vermont

The Crime Report

percent of the population, Black people in Vermont were six times more likely to be jailed than white people in 2019, reports VTDigger. Black people were also 14 times as likely to be charged in felony drug cases, with those who were sent to prison on felony drug cases often being charged with cocaine sale or possession.

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Felony Convictions Prevent 4.6 Million People From Voting: Report

The Crime Report

million people, will be barred from voting in 2022 due to state laws banning people with felony convictions from doing so, reports NPR. percent in Massachusetts to more than 8 percent in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, while Vermont, Maine, and Washington, D.C. ” Disenfranchisement rates range from 0.15

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Jail Lengths of Stay Increasing Across the US: Report

The Crime Report

When looking at the charges individuals are being held on, in two of three counties, the average length of stay for violent felonies increased by 23 or more days. Yet, in all counties, individuals admitted for violent felonies spent on average over 100 days in jail in 2019. . Looking Ahead.

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Incarcerees Have the Right to Vote, But Where Are Their Ballots?

The Crime Report

Twenty-one states, including Illinois, reinstate voting rights for people with felony convictions after they leave prison. But people with felony convictions lose their voting rights indefinitely in 11 states, while in 16 other states their voting rights are restored only after they complete parole, probation or all fines are paid.

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Chiefs: Dropping Gun Permits Threatens Public Safety—and Officers’ Lives

The Crime Report

In some states, residents couldn’t previously obtain a permit to carry if they had been convicted of resisting law enforcement or had juvenile adjudications that would have been felonies had the person been an adult. In other words, without the charge of carrying a handgun without a license, he may have kept the firearm.”.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: May 7, 2022 to May 13, 2022

Broadcast Law Blog

In the case of a felony conviction, the FCC analyzes whether the crimes are so serious that the licensee does not have the character to serve the public as well as whether the crime is indicative of the licensee’s likelihood of not being truthful and forthcoming with the FCC.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 10 to April 14, 2023

Broadcast Law Blog

The licensee had pled guilty to five crimes, consisting of one felony (criminal use of a communications facility) and four related misdemeanors, but received probation instead of a prison sentence. The Media Bureau reinstated FM channel 290A at Hardwick, Vermont to the FM Table of Allotments.

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