criminal justice

Oct 29, 2025

Man whose conviction overturned after 43 years now faces deportation

After 43 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction, Subramanyam Vedam now faces deportation as his lawyers challenge immigration authorities.

Sep 22, 2025

Amnesty International calls on Missouri governor to commute man’s death sentence

International advocacy group Amnesty International is calling on Gov. Mike Kehoe to commute the sentence of a man on death row just weeks before his scheduled execution.

Aug 26, 2025

St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s office announces citizens academy

The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's office announced its new educational program that hopes to offer citizens a peek behind the curtain of the city’s justice system.

May 8, 2025

He was killed in a road rage shooting. AI allowed him to deliver his own victim impact statement

In what's believed to be a first in U.S. courts, the family of a road rage shooting victim used artificial intelligence to create a video using his likeness to give him a voice.

Apr 30, 2025

Louisiana death row conviction overturned; man’s lawyers cite faulty forensic analysis

A Louisiana judge overturned a death row conviction after forensic experts called bite mark evidence “junk science” and a jailhouse informant recanted.

Feb 20, 2025

California judge pulled a gun and shot his wife during an argument, prosecutor says

A Southern California judge pulled a loaded gun from his ankle holster and fatally shot his wife during an argument while the couple was watching television, a prosecutor told jurors as the judge’s trial got underway Wednesday.

Dec 18, 2018

Activists concerned by prosecutors joining police union

Supporters of criminal justice reform are questioning a move by assistant prosecutors in St. Louis County to join a police union, as well as the timing of the vote just […]