Cops in One Village Have Been Convicted of 70 Crimes. Here’s What They Had to Say About It - ProPublica

The seven officers in Stebbins, Alaska, explain their criminal records and what it's like to serve as a police officer there.....
https://www.propublica.org/article/cops-in-stebbins-alaska-have-been-convicted-of-70-crimes-heres-what-they-had-to-say-about-it

The Right Opens Up a New Front in the Census War: Criminal Records - The Intercept

In a congressional hearing, a witness from the neoconservative American Enterprise Institute said that the Census Bureau should ask about criminal records.....
https://theintercept.com/2019/05/22/census-2020-criminal-record-question/

The strange collection of extremists running for office as Republicans - CNN

How did the Republican Party — once known as the party of "law and order" — become a party that could include space for lawbreakers and extremists, thugs and criminals, hoodlums and hate groups? ...
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/04/opinions/strange-collection-of-extremists-running-as-republicans-opinion-love/index.html

Tens of thousands with outstanding warrants purged from background check database for gun purchases -- The Washington Post

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has instructed the FBI and ATF to find ways to improve the screening system. ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/tens-of-thousands-with-outstanding-warrants-purged-from-background-check-database-for-gun-purchases/2017/11/22/b890643c-ced1-11e7-9d3a-bcbe2af58c3a_story.html

Trump administration has detained a Texas Dreamer for a month despite valid DACA status -- Daily Kos

Donald Trump tweeted that undocumented immigrant youth “have nothing to worry about,” but advocates say that a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient has been detained at the South Texas Detention Complex in Pearsall, Texas, for a month now, despite having active DACA protections through May 2019 and no criminal record....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/11/14/1715535/-Trump-administration-has-detained-a-Texas-Dreamer-with-valid-DACA-status-for-a-month

'Why Should I Resign?': Florida GOP Official Refuses to Quit After Being Outed for Claw-Hammer Attack on Teen | Alternet

Local GOP official claims they were blindsided.....
http://www.alternet.org/right-wing/why-should-i-resign-florida-gop-official-refuses-quit-after-being-outed-claw-hammer

Uh Oh: Donald Trump May Have Broken The Law

Upon learning that Trump's company may have violated the embargo on Cuba in 1998, Stephen wonders if it will have any effect on the candidate's chances of winning the presidency.
https://youtu.be/Nfp1aPlgV9s

Fact check: Trump ad twists Clinton immigration plan

Donald Trump’s new TV ad on immigration creates a misleading comparison, saying that under Hillary Clinton, “illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay” but under Trump, “terrorists and dangerous criminals” are “kept out.” In fact, Clinton has said she would deport “violent criminals, terrorists, and anyone who threatens our safety.”

The Trump campaign did not respond to our questions about the ad. However, Clinton has supported measures, including the 2013 bipartisan Senate immigration bill, that would have allowed those living in the U.S. illegally who committed fewer than three misdemeanors, not including minor traffic violations, to stay — provided they met other requirements. This could be what the ad means by criminals “get to stay.”...
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/08/23/fact-check-trump-ad-twists-clinton-immigration-plan/89225126/

Pennsylvania Opens Up A New Front In The Battle To Tame The American Criminal Justice System

April chokes up a bit remembering how it felt to be separated from her infant son when she fell back into using drugs at age 19. April, now 29, kicked her habit for good that year. But before she did, she also got caught stealing. “I’ve been clean for 10 years now. But those misdemeanors still follow me when I try to get jobs,” she said....
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/04/14/3769286/clean-slate-pennsylvania-criminal-records/