By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning,
A prison sentence is supposed to mean something specific. A judge decides the punishment, and the state carries it out.
But what happens when the bureaucracy responsible for enforcing that sentence effectively changes it?
For people behind bars, the difference isn't an accounting technicality. It's years of their lives. And challenging a mistake can mean navigating another legal battle long after the original criminal case was settled.
As Rudi Keller reports, a Missouri appeals court confronted that problem Tuesday in a case with extraordinary consequences.
(Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent)
by Rudi Keller
The Western District Court of Appeals found that a man resentenced in 2023 must receive credit for time served on all four concurrent sentences.
(Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent)
by Max Quinn
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has responded a lawsuit filed by his former director of election integrity alleging he was fired after reporting illegal and unethical conduct.
(Matthew Perschall/Louisiana Illuminator)
COMMENTARY
by Janice Ellis
In these midterm elections, let us ensure that the people’s voice survives all the attacks at the state and national level that have been waged to weaken or silence it.
NATIONAL HEADLINES
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