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A renewed priority, city continues to go after businesses to collect unpaid taxes

...business' liquor license, which is a separate process.If civil means fail, that's when a case escalates to the criminal justice system. Hartle calls it a last resort."We try other things first," Hartle said. "... People will pay attention...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-05-12/renewed-priority-city-continues-go-afte
Local
A better path to justice

...civilian courts. In fact, our criminal justice system has achieved 438 terrorism-related...process. But in fact, the criminal justice system has been a useful intelligence...said, "The ability of the criminal justice system to produce intelligence is...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-03-25/better-path-justice
Opinion
Devastating 'Central Park Five' details injustice

...individuals was caught in the unforgiving gears of the criminal justice system.Five black and Latino teenagers, ages 14 to...become one of the most disturbing aspects of our criminal justice system: the ability - and the unabashed willingness...

http://juneauempire.com/art/2013-02-07/devastating-central-park-five-details-inj
Art
Choose respect, and then do something about domestic violence

...holdouts, otherwise the defendant would have been completely exonerated. Those young women were wronged by the criminal justice system. They are not alone.Does anyone notice the absence of prosecutions (at least in the news) for crimes against...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-05-30/choose-respect-and-then-do-something-
Opinion
My turn: Mental illness is treatable, and treatment works

...Juneauites had the opportunity to hear him speak - mental health professionals, members of the bar and others in the criminal justice system, and the public at UAS and on the radio. His message was simple: our prisons have become our nation's mental...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-06-07/my-turn-mental-illness-treatable-and-
Opinion
Sen. Mark Begich proposes village peace officer program

...securing "total jurisdiction" over village matters clashed with the broader interest of building a cohesive criminal justice system statewide. The comments came during discussion of tribes' receipt of federal grants. Stevens' office later...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-07-17/sen-mark-begich-proposes-village-peace-
State
The little engine that couldn't

...we quickly find punitive solutions that cause irreparable damage. For example, in too many cases, we use the criminal justice system to punish people living with a brain disorder. They deserve a healing solution, not a punitive one. Actions and...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2011-11-20/little-engine-couldnt
Neighbors
Prisoner's dilemma: 2 things Juneau is doing to reduce the jail population

...instead of jail time. The project will try to identify those at a crossroads - people who have entered the criminal justice system by committing minor crimes - here, city misdemeanors like trespassing and disorderly conduct. When those misdemeanants...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-03-08/prisoners-dilemma-2-things-juneau-doi
Opinion
Alaska lawmakers to start first full week of work

...Committee Chairman Hollis French said a similar summit four years ago prompted conversation about where the state's criminal justice system is, and where it needs to go. It led to a study on sentencing and rehabilitation.This year's opening speaker...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-01-23/alaska-lawmakers-start-first-full-week-
State
Pilot-project mental health court set to to come to Juneau

...health problems that keep landing them back in the criminal justice system."Traditionally, we're just not dealing with...and more than a million that go through the criminal justice system every year.He noted that the largest public...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-03-02/pilot-project-mental-health-court-set-c
Local

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