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Three men plead guilty to charges related to Jan. 6 US Capitol attack

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The individuals include Florida man Mitchell Todd Gardner II, Troy Sargent of Massachusetts, and Nathaniel DeGrave of Nevada. . Court documents indicate Gardner joined other individuals in confronting “law enforcement officers on the Lower West Terrace of the Capitol.”

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MA Record Expungement Bill Offers ‘Fresh Start’ to Juveniles

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For some individuals in Massachusetts, getting old juvenile records expunged has been a lifelong process, in many cases preventing them getting an education, housing, or job opportunities. . For felony charges, the Salem News details that petitioners have to wait at least seven years, misdemeanors mean waiting three years.

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States Increase Efforts to End ‘Internal Exile’ of Former Incarcerees: Report

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Arizona also repealed a law authorizing suspension of driver’s licenses for failure to pay and authorized its courts to redesignate some felonies as misdemeanors, the report details. . The CCRC researchers note that these states have been “equally unproductive in 2020 and 2019” as well.

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Restorative Justice Gains Support in America’s Smaller Communities

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The Pine County’s Probation Department collaborates with experts in the program to work with juveniles that have been charged with misdemeanors and felonies that are not homicides or sex crimes. . Alissa Marque Heydari is the Deputy Director for the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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Children and Guns: Holding Parents Accountable

The Crime Report

In California, Colorado and Massachusetts, a firearm owner can face liability after leaving a gun where a child merely has the potential to gain access. In most states, violating the CAP law is a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a slap on the wrist. Do we take this law from a misdemeanor charge to a felony charge?

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California Dreaming: Newsom’s Kidnapping Claim Against DeSantis is Long on Politics and Short on the Law

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Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, announced that she was taking a look, “long and hard,” at potential charges. Many migrants are released soon after capture, including some without a hearing date or court dates that are years in the future. The reason is that these claims are made for cable news, not courts of law.

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