Third person executed this month in Texas, bringing the total to ten for the year. Read the full story here

Ten years of probation instead of ten years in prison for "short man" who sexually assaulted a child. Read the complete story here that's causing quite a debate.

Violent Crime Impact Teams: Mark Sherman of the Associated Press has this story on the USDoJ Inspector General's report on ATF's Violent Crime Impact Team Initiative. The report says ATF did not implement its strategy and "cannot definitively show" results. ATF's director is quoted in the story disputing the report.