Budget cuts clog state court system across U S
Prosecutors ignore misdemeanor violations to chase serious crimes. Judges delay trials amid layoffs and staffing shortages. Some violent crime suspects walk free as caseloads overwhelm the system. Public defenders and district attorneys face funding cuts. delays ripple into traffic cases and custody battles. In Atlanta indictments delayed four years after a 2005 shooting until charges were tossed.
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Atlanta
American Bar Association
Id States
San Francisco
Yasmine Mehmet
Maine
Iowa
Strug
Gling
Public Defenders
Ed Burnette
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Georgia
Fulton County
Legal aid group warns on case backlog and counsel quality
Edward Bur Nette of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association cautions that insufficient lawyers to handle caseloads leads to speedy trial challenges and ineffective assistance of counsel, highlighting systemic strain on defender services.
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ED Bur
Nette National Legal Aid & Defender Association
U S housing sales rise in September amid price cuts
U S new home sales edged up 5.7 percent in September to a 313000 annual pace after a four month decline, as prices fell 3.1 percent to 204400. Analysts say the modest rebound signals a slow housing market path to recovery. In Kansas City, police plan to re interview Lisa Irwin’s brothers as part of the missing baby case. Providence pension overhaul draws cheers and protests as Rhode Island lawmakers push a mixed 401k style plan and pension freezes. And in Chandler a mother sues over McDonald’s play area health concerns prompting threats of trespass charges.
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Wash
Commerce Department
Kansas City
Lisa Irwin
Kansas City Star
Steve Young
Deborah Bradley
Jeremy Irwin
Chandler
Ariz
Arizona
McDonald's
Erin Carr-Jordan
Arizona State University
Carr-Jordan
The
Arizona Republic
Gilbert McDonald’s
Associated Press
California prison system trims staff as crowding falls
California's sprawling prison system plans downsizing due to a new law shifting lower level offenders to county jails to save money and curb crowding. About 26,000 workers across various roles face potential layoffs while the overall prisoner population stabilizes, challenging the guards' union and shifting costs to local jurisdictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Joshua Page
University of Min
Nesota
California
Frank Zimring
University of California, Berkeley
Cornell releases film of extinct imperial woodpecker
The 83 second color film shot by dentist William Rhein shows the imperial woodpecker foraging and moving through Sierra Madre forests in Mexico. It is the only known photographic record of the 2 foot tall species in the wild, a final confirmation of its existence for researchers and bird enthusiasts. The film was released by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and is accessible on the official website.
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Albany
Mexico
Sierra Nadre
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Joel Cracraft
American Museum of Natural History
Manhattan
William Rhein
Pennsylvania
Sierra Madre Occidental
Cornell
Martian Lammaertink
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Bradley
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Medical Center Health System
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