ACP coordinates the assignment of attorneys to represent individuals who cannot afford to retain an attorney in various Criminal and Family Court matters.
“I told my wife last week that I’m ashamed. I’m ashamed that I was so focused on finding an offender and convicting someone that I did not see Robert. I did not hear his voice,” Brian Wharton, the former detective who oversaw the investigation into Nikki’s death, told state lawmakers Wednesday at a hearing featuring the case.“He’s an innocent man, and we are very close to killing him for something he did not do,” said Wharton. ... See MoreSee Less
Texas is scheduled to execute death row inmate Robert Roberson, who claims he was wrongfully convicted of abusing his 2-year-old daughter until she died.
The for-profit bail industry is behind a new federal effort to criminalize charitable efforts designed to help people who can’t afford to post bail. ... See MoreSee Less
The for-profit bail industry is behind a new federal effort to criminalize charitable efforts designed to help people who can’t afford to post bail. The legislation is part of a national wave of att...
Dealing with the criminal justice system can be a dark time in someone’s life, and professionals equipped with advanced skills are needed to help. ... See MoreSee Less
"Hidden Foster Care" is where the parents involved are under pressure to have their children move to the home of a relative or close friend. In exchange, the child workers do not file a petition with a juvenile or family court alleging abuse or neglect. ... See MoreSee Less
A bipartisan bill now before Congress would require states to track their reliance on “hidden foster care," a widespread but poorly regulated practice.
There is a shift underway in child welfare that places a greater focus on public health approaches that emphasize prevention of abuse and neglect, and less on an approach that only intervenes once harm to a child has occurred or has been alleged. ... See MoreSee Less