The members of the General Assembly and Attorney General Kathleen Jennings announced an expansive package of bills today that aim to slow the problem of over-incarceration in Delaware and promote more fairness in the criminal justice system.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware and the Norman Law Firm announced today that a federal judge has approved the settlement of its class action lawsuit on behalf of people alleged to have been wrongfully arrested by the Wilmington Police Department.

Over the weekend a video surfaced online of a New Castle County police officer beating a 16-year-old boy. The Attorney General’s Office of Civil Rights and Public Trust began an investigation yesterday.

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced a list of directives today that have the potential to change the criminal prosecution system in Delaware. Here's a statement from Kathleen MacRae, our Executive Director, in response.