A former Houston police officer is indicted again on murder counts in a fatal 2019 drug raid
[ad_1] HOUSTON — A former Houston police officer has been indicted again on murder charges for his role in a 2019 deadly drug raid that led to the death of…
Massachusetts council approves pardoning people with misdemeanor cannabis convictions
[ad_1] BOSTON — A Massachusetts council on Wednesday approved Gov. Maura Healey’s plan to pardon tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana charges going back decades. The pardons…
Oregon governor signs a bill recriminalizing drug possession into law
[ad_1] SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek on Monday signed into law a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs, ending a first-in-the-nation experiment with…
4th person charged in ambush that helped Idaho prison inmate escape from Boise hospital
[ad_1] A fourth person has been charged in connection with an ambush that allowed a white supremacist Idaho prison gang member to escape as he was being discharged from a…
Former GOP Virginia lawmaker, Matt Fariss arrested again; faces felony gun and drug charges
[ad_1] RICHMOND, Va. — A former Virginia lawmaker was arrested over the weekend on felony gun and drug charges and a misdemeanor charge of violating a protective order, according to…
Vice President Harris, rapper Fat Joe team up for discussion on easing marijuana penalties
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and rapper Fat Joe led a White House discussion Friday on easing marijuana penalties, with Harris saying it’s “absurd” that the federal government…
The Supreme Court upholds mandatory prison terms for some low-level drug dealers
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that thousands of low-level drug dealers are ineligible for shortened prison terms under a Trump-era bipartisan criminal justice overhaul. The justices took…
Former Phoenix jail officer is sentenced for smuggling drugs into facility
[ad_1] PHOENIX — A former jail officer in Phoenix has been sentenced to two years in prison for smuggling drugs into the detention facility where he worked, the Maricopa County…
Report finds flawed tactics, poor communication in a probe of New Mexico trooper’s death
[ad_1] SANTA FE, N.M. — Flawed tactics and poor communications were among the key findings of a New Mexico State Police internal review of the deadly shooting of an officer…
Massachusetts governor to pardon those convicted of cannabis possession
[ad_1] BOSTON — People convicted of misdemeanor marijuana possession charged in Massachusetts could see their records forgiven under an executive action announced Wednesday by Gov. Maura Healey. If approved, the…