Law and Order

They want an "across-the-board reduction in incarceration without necessarily a reasonable consideration of victims' rights and the seriousness of some of these offenses," said DA Michele Hanisee

State legislature removed all mention of UOF from Senate Bill 230, leaving options for LE to negotiate on new rules or oppose the bill

The man was sentenced to life without parole for the 2017 murder of Trooper Joel R. Davis

Leaders are criticizing the decision, saying it's offensive to loved ones and the justice they deserve

Council members approved ending the jailing of sexual assault victims who resist testifying

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said this week that his office would review the Van Dyke sentence

Some 800,000 federal workers have had to work without pay or have been kept from doing their jobs

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up its first guns rights case in nine years

Officers facing civil actions for the excessive use of force may have an additional opportunity to obtain dismissal prior to trial

The sentence came a day after another judge acquitted three other LEOs of trying to cover up the shooting

A judge said that after considering all evidence, she did not find that LEOs conspired to cover up the OIS