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New Kansas law means you can call 911 for a drug overdose and not be charged with a crime
Gannett via AOL· 7 days agoWith a goal of decreasing drug deaths, Kansas lawmakers have granted immunity to people who seek...
Feds won’t seek death penalty in Flint man’s murder caught on PlayStation recording
MLive.com· 20 hours agoFederal prosecutors don’t intend to seek the death penalty in the homicide case of a man accused of...
Ohio considers 2 new death penalty bills that would either end executions or restart them
Local 12 Cincinnati· 4 days agoThe Ohio Legislature is currently considering two new death penalty bills. One of those bills would...
Trump’s Government-in-Waiting Shared Their Plans for the Death Penalty. It’s Terrifying.
Slate via Yahoo News· 7 days agoHe has long wanted to expand the range of offenses for which someone could get a death sentence. In...
Progressive prosecutor in Portland, Oregon, seeks to fend off tough-on-crime challenger in DA race –...
KION 46 Salinas· 5 hours agoDistrict Attorney Mike Schmidt’s term began as the death of George Floyd at the hands of police...
Child rapists to face death penalty
Newsweek· 6 days agoTennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed into a law a bill that would see those convicted of child rape be eligible to receive the death penalty. The law,...
Justin Llewellyn of Wyandanch gets 9 years for selling drugs to woman who overdosed
Newsday· 4 days agoA Wyandanch man was sentenced to 9 years in prison for selling fentanyl and crack cocaine to a woman who later died, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said Thursday in a news ...
Arizona intends to resume death penalty in 2025, Democratic attorney general says
The Arizona Republic· 3 days agoExecutions have been on hold since early 2023, when Mayes and Gov. Katie Hobbs, both Democrats,...
Kelly signs ‘good Samaritan’ law meant to mitigate drug overdose deaths in Kansas
Kansas Reflector via Yahoo News· 7 days agoTOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly signed into law a drug overdose prevention measure that will no longer...
Ontario plans to toughen penalties for impaired drivers
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoOntario plans to bring in legislation that would impose tough new penalties on impaired drivers, the...