From mass jailbreaks to fatal transport failures, a year of escapes exposed how routine, convenience and overlooked risks continue to undermine public safety and officer safety By Russ Hamilton for Corrections1 | Corrections1.com Editor’s note: This commentary reflects the author’s professional analysis of publicly reported incidents, court filings and official statements. Details [...]
By Phillip Bantz for Law360.com Listen to article Law360 (January 20, 2026, 10:24 AM EST) -- The U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous opinion Tuesday that restitution is a criminal punishment subject to the Constitution's ban on increasing punishment retroactively. The government and the convicted bank robber in the case, Holsey Ellingburg Jr. of Georgia, [...]
ByDan Stoneking for Homeland Security Today.US | hstoday.us Each year brings its own set of known milestones. When my children were babies, I knew roughly what was coming. First words. First steps. The first day of school. Later came braces, learning to navigate friendships, and the early signs of independence that arrive [...]
CASE SUMMARIES Circuit Courts of Appeals Eighth Circuit United States v. Puckett, No. 24-1293 (8th Cir. 2025) Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper James Rorie stopped the defendant, Billy Puckett, for traffic violations. During the stop, Puckett disclosed his status as a registered sex offender due to a prior statutory rape [...]
The law directs the DOJ to work with LE and medical experts to set minimum standards for trauma kits purchased with Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds By Joanna Putman for Police1 | Police1.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act, a [...]
Honors are the Red, White and Blue Heart Award; Missouri Medal of Valor; Governor’s Medal; and Public Safety Civilian Partnership Award The Department of Public Safety is accepting nominations for the State of Missouri’s highest awards honoring first responders who took heroic actions beyond the call of duty in 2025. [...]
According to the Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP), preliminarily, 97 U. S. law enforcement officers were killed and/or died in the line of duty in 2025. While any one officer losing their life is a tragedy, this significant decrease from previous years bears discussion, inspection, and examination on many levels. [...]
The Missouri Department of Public Safety has been notified that the State of Missouri has been awarded $14.24 million in federal funding to strengthen security for FIFA World Cup events in the Kansas City region. The funding is through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems [...]
Few concepts in law enforcement generate more commentary — or more second-guessing — than reasonable suspicion. Officers know it’s less than probable cause but also more than just a gut feeling. In the middle of a real-world encounter, though, that line can feel razor thin. And when it comes [...]
Cannibalism inside policing is quietly tearing down officers, undermining accountability and weakening the profession from within By Chief Jeremy Story for Police1.com We often treat each other worse than our harshest critics do. I’ve been guilty of it myself over the years, but too often we look for the bad [...]
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