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No Charges for Fire Captains Who Lied Under Oath About Arson

Two Phoenix Fire Department captains have avoided criminal charges of lying under oath. Maricopa Capt. Sam Richardson and Capt. Fred Andes were accused of lying

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Jails Have Become Warehouses for the Mentally Ill

The Vera Institute of Justice recently released a study titled, “Incarceration’s Front Door: The Misuse of Jails in America.” Among its findings: the majority of

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Catholic Bishop Urges “Speak Up for Marriage”

Recently the bishop of Shrewsbury spoke up staunchly in favor of the union of marriage and urged his congregation to do the same, during a

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New Government Reforms Prove Highly Effective in Dropping Juvenile Detention Rates

According to a new report, there are now statistics to prove that with the constructive mixture of both dropping crime rates and new reforms posed

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Making it Easier to Detain Mentally Ill?

In Arizona, officers can take witness statements into account when determining whether to detain individuals who may be dangerous to themselves or others. Individuals taken

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Mental Issues and False Confession

The court room was still and quiet as Douglas Warney described in horrific detail a murder that he was confessing to. The only hang-up? Warney

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Arrested as a Man, Sentenced as a Woman

An unusual trial wrapped up in Florida earlier this month. Harold Seymore, charged with sexually assaulting a woman in 2005, was convicted and sentenced to

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Putting DUI Laws in Context

We’d like to believe nobody is above the law and yet our legal system is far from perfect. In a story that certainly has brought

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When Will We Embrace Mental Health?

Recently, an important questions being asked more and more: are we capable of embracing the complexities that come with mental health? As many a practicing

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Diverting Mental Health Clients Away from Criminal Justice System

Well, here is good news:  Utah and Arizona are at the top of the list of states diverting the mentally ill who are charged with

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