The amendment would have asked voters to allow future lawmakers to pass laws permitting victims of childhood sexual abuse to ...

BeLEAF lost 2/3 of its Federal VOCA funding. This represented 1/3 of our entire budget. The effects of the reduced Federal VOCA funding have been substantial. To survive, ...

Legal experts and victims' advocates say dioceses have employed common legal strategies in response to investigations. Here's the playbook.

Stephanie Melendez told Crusius on Tuesday that she didn't want to address him, but wanted to read a letter in court to her father, 63-year-old David Johnson, who was shielding his wife and 9-year-old ...

Maine law enforcement officials and victim rights advocates support electronic notifications ... that our archaic system of phone calls, or letters, is insufficient,” Penobscot County Sheriff ...

Across the country, Catholic dioceses have found ways to trim or stall attorney general investigations into clergy sexual abuse and alleged cover ... experts and victims' advocates say dioceses ...

Gov. Hochul's proposal strikes the proper balance between public safety and requiring mental health treatment for people who ...

Alabama’s prison system has been in the federal crosshairs for years, and as the latest lawsuit from the Department of ...

Health care advocate Ginalisa Monterroso tells PEOPLE that Williams wanted the court to protect her financially. Now she's protesting her guardianship with a #FreeWendy movement.

Pope Francis, the trailblazing Catholic leader known for his human-rights advocacy and sharp political edge, died Monday, ...

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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold visits with attendees at the state Democratic Party’s annual fundraising dinner on ...