Feb
20
In the face of sweeping changes to the way the state housesprisoners, the American Civil Liberties Union has hired watchdogsto keep an eye on how those changes are implemented, a local ACLUleader said last week. To that end, the San Diego and Imperial counties chapter of theACLU recently hired North County native Margaret Dooley-Sammuli toreview …
Feb
08
This situation calls for an intervention. The Virginia Department of Forensic Science has been far too secretive about information that excludes at least 76 felons as the source of biological evidence in their cases. As of last month, 29 of the felons had not been notified that the new DNA reports existed. Bennett S. Barbour …
Jan
28
A Hawaii politician who proposed requiring Internet providers to record every Web site their customers visit is now backing away from the controversial legislation. Rep. Kymberly Pine, an Oahu Republican and the House minority floor leader, told CNET this evening that her intention was to protect “victims of crime,” not compile virtual dossiers on every …