The Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act provides for a potential sentence of 10 years to life in prison for violations of the statute.
November 17, 2025
high
legal
Federal statute governing certain maritime drug offenses and penalties.
Drug traffickers may use commercial cargo ships and cooperation from ship crew members to smuggle cocaine by transferring loads from speedboats into shipping containers at sea.
November 17, 2025
high
criminal_method
Description of a maritime smuggling technique used to conceal and move large drug shipments.
Offering money to a juror in exchange for returning a particular verdict constitutes juror bribery or jury tampering and is a criminal offense.
November 17, 2025
high
criminal_law
Legal principle addressing attempts to corrupt the judicial process by influencing jurors with payments or favors.
Courts may dismiss an empaneled jury and pause trial proceedings if judges discover credible evidence of juror tampering, and courts may empanel anonymous juries when there are concerns about juror safety or impartiality.
November 17, 2025
high
procedural
Procedural options available to judges to protect the integrity and safety of juries and trials.
Governor Tony Evers' 2025 Wisconsin prison overhaul proposal would reduce the state's prison system capacity by about 700 beds.
October 28, 2025
high
policy
Capacity change is a core element of the 2025 statewide prison overhaul proposal.
A July 2025 Justice Department internal review found no "client list" and found no evidence that Jeffrey Epstein had blackmailed prominent figures.
July 01, 2025
high
temporal
Finding reported from a Justice Department internal review regarding the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
The Los Angeles County Office of Diversion and Reentry reported that in 2024 there were approximately 2,700 to 2,800 people in its diversion program, it lost track of about 400 to 500 people, and roughly 100 to 200 people returned to jail.
January 01, 2024
high
statistical
Program size and follow-up outcomes reported for Los Angeles County's diversion program in 2024.
Estimates in 2024 indicated non-completion rates for the Los Angeles County diversion program of about 17% according to the Office of Diversion and Reentry and about 24% according to Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman.
January 01, 2024
high
statistical
Differing estimates of diversion program non-completion rates in Los Angeles County in 2024.
Mental health diversion statutes make defendants charged with certain serious crimes, such as murder and rape, ineligible for diversion.
high
legal
Statutory eligibility limits for mental health diversion programs.
Diversion programs offer treatment and education to criminal defendants as an alternative to serving jail time.
high
descriptive
General definition of diversion programs as an alternative sentencing or case resolution approach.