Parole Process for Killers to Receive Court's Scrutiny: How many years behind bars for a person to atone for murder? Is a spotless prison record proof of rehabilitation? Does age or disability lessen the threat to society? These are some of the questions that will hopefully be addressed when the California Supreme Court examines the process by which the governor is able to overturn the parole board's decision to release convicted killers, according to Michael Rothfeld's article for the LA Times.

Child Prostitutes - Abuse Victims or Criminals?: New York is addressing that question, in an effort to treat underage prostitutes, some as young as 11 or 12. While the age of consent is 17, there is no minimum age for charges of prostitution, according to Robin Shulman's report for the WA Post. Some experts suggest social services are the best way to treat these kids while others argue treatment programs will only be completed if they are part of the legal process.

Inmates get Cold Case Playing Cards: 3 years ago, Florida officials introduced a program for working cold cases - distributing playing cards with the name and information of missing persons, unidentified deceased, and homicide victims to inmates. The hope was that someone would recognize a name or face and turn over information to police. The program had some success, and according to William Kates's AP article, similar programs are being instituted in cities across the country.

Too Many Lawyers and Persuading Judges: In honor of the release of his new book, Justice Scalia granted a rare interview. John Fund's op-ed in the WSJ discusses Scalia's views on the overly complicated nature of the justice system.