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  • Blog Post: Crime & Punishment - March 7 2016

    Crime In VT The VERMONT Senate approves SB 241, which would make the Green Mountain State the first to legislatively legalize the sale and possession of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use. The measure, which would allow residents 21 and older to buy or possess up to a half ounce of marijuana...
  • Blog Post: Crime & Punishment - April 18 2016

    HB 1947 Approved in PA The PENNSYLVANIA House approves HB 1947 , which would eliminate criminal statutes of limitation on child sex crimes and extend the window for victims of child sexual abuse to take civil actions to age 50. It moves to the Senate (PENNLIVE.COM). SB 367 Signed in KS KANSAS...
  • Blog Post: Crime & Punishment - May 23 2016

    AZ, OH, OK Delay Executions Pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer announces it will enact protocols to ensure states are no longer able to use drugs it provides as part of carrying out a lethal injection execution. At least 20 other U.S. and European drug makers have enacted similar bans. Several states...