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May 24, 2022 at 4:30 am

Virtual reality brings portable Taser training to police VIEW

The company best known for developing the Taser is expanding virtual reality and immersive training to help encourage police officers across the U.S. to more...

May 20, 2022 at 10:21 pm

Former Ohio prisons chief top contender to run US prisons

The former director of the Ohio state prison system has emerged as a leading contender to run the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons.

May 20, 2022 at 5:26 pm

Former Ohio prisons chief top contender to run US prisons

The former director of the Ohio state prison system has emerged as a leading contender to run the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons.

May 20, 2022 at 4:00 am

Bill pushes feds to notify families of sick, dying inmates

New legislation in the Senate requires the Justice Department to establish guidelines for the federal Bureau of Prisons and state correctional systems to notify the...

May 17, 2022 at 4:05 pm

House 1/6 panel rejects Justice Dept.’s transcript request

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is rejecting a request from the Justice Department for access to the committee’s...

May 15, 2022 at 6:08 am

Buffalo shooter targeted Black neighborhood, officials say VIEW

The 18-year-old gunman who authorities say killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket had previously threatened a shooting at his high school and was sent...

Police secure an area around a supermarket where several people were killed in a shooting, Saturday, May 14, 2022 in Buffalo, N.Y. Officials said the gunman entered the supermarket with a rifle and opened fire. Investigators believe the man may have been livestreaming the shooting and were looking into whether he had posted a manifesto online (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP) NYBUE103 NYBUE103

May 14, 2022 at 12:34 pm

10 dead in Buffalo supermarket attack police call hate crime VIEW

Authorities say a white, 18-year-old gunman in military gear who was livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in...

May 10, 2022 at 9:06 pm

Inside the manhunt for an escaped murder suspect and jailer VIEW

U.S. marshals and sheriff’s deputies led an 11-day manhunt for an Alabama murder suspect and jailer who were heavily armed and preparing for a shootout...

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at a news conference to announce actions to enhance the Biden administration’s environmental justice efforts, Thursday, May 5, 2022, at the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) DCPS106 DCPS106

May 10, 2022 at 3:15 pm

Haitian gang leader charged in kidnapping of US missionaries

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged the leader of a Haitian gang with conspiracy to commit hostage taking for his alleged role in the...

May 10, 2022 at 9:07 am

Advocates push for release of women’s prison abuse victims

A prominent national criminal justice advocacy group is pushing the Justice Department to support the release of women who were sexually abused by staff at...