Nov 24 Watch Sunday, November 24, 2013 Iran agreement and a get-tough program that's keeping many probationers out of prison. Continue watching
Nov 24 Innovative justice program spurs similar models across the U.S. With the highest incarceration rate in the world, the United States sent 1,571,013 people to state or federal prison in 2012. Looking for ways to save money, many states look for alternative policies to continue to supervise… Continue reading
Nov 21 Women freed after three decades in captivity Three women are now free from captivity, the AP reports, after being held in a London home for 30 years. Police announced Thursday that a 69-year-old Malaysian woman, a 57-year-old Irish woman and a 30-year-old British woman were freed… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch Is the judicial confirmation impasse impacting American justice? Is the judicial confirmation impasse impacting American justice?… Continue watching
Nov 19 Florida congressman charged with cocaine possession, admits alcoholism Representative Henry "Trey" Radel of Florida has been charged with misdemeanor cocaine possession in Washington, the AP reports. The Republican congressman, who represents Florida's 19th district, was arrested on October 29 and official charges were filed Tuesday by the… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch Will JPMorgan’s record settlement set incentive for better bank behavior? Will JPMorgan's record settlement set incentive for better bank behavior?… Continue watching
Nov 19 How JPMorgan’s $13 billion fine breaks down Allegations that JPMorgan Chase misled investors about just how risky those infamous mortgage securities they were selling between 2005 and 2008 were -- which after the housing bubble burst helped the economy do a belly-flop down to levels not… Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch Government security breach by Anonymous – scope unknown Joseph Menn of Reuters reports on the story he helped break about how activist hackers linked to the collective known as Anonymous have secretly accessed U.S. government computers in multiple agencies and stolen sensitive information. Menn says the campaign began… Continue watching
Nov 14 Judge rules Google Books as ‘fair use’ Photo by Getty Images Google's goal to make millions of books searchable online won a major battle Thursday when a federal judge ruled that the web giant's efforts fell within the bounds of U.S. copyright… Continue reading