Playing Cards Help Solve Cold Cases:  After a successful test run, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation are distributing playing cards to inmates containing photos of victims and information on unsolved homicides in the hopes that they can help to resolve some of the state's 1,600 cold cases.  Crimesider Staff of CBS News reports that this strategy was employed successfully in Florida, where 14 cases were solved, and South Carolina, where 10 cases were solved.  Colorado has already ordered 5,000 decks and plans to order 10,000 more in the next year.

Bill Would Make Revenge Porn a Crime:  Louisiana state Rep. Julie Stokes has introduced new legislation that would criminalize the act of posting naked photos of someone online without their consent.  Jaclyn Kelley of WWL TV reports that offenders would be fined up to $10,000 and could be incarcerated for up to two years.  The law would only apply to victims age 17 or older who are easily identified in the photo, as well as "any situation where there was reasonable understanding that the photo was to remain private."

Online System Created to Help Crime Victims:  A new online system that allows victims of crime to file personal claims to seek compensation for expenses such as medical, relocation, and loss of funds will launch throughout New York state over the next month.  Denise Nickerson of the Journal News reports that the system makes filing claims a simpler, time-saving process for both victims and the Office of Victim Services staff members.  Under state and federal law, however, victims can only use the system as a "last resort" once they have exhausted all other insurance options.

CA Dems Unveil Far-Reaching Package of Immigration Bills:  Democratic legislative leaders in California have introduced 10 pieces of legislation that aim to benefit illegal immigrants and make it harder for authorities to deport them.  Jessica Calefati of the San Jose Mercury News reports that groups opposing the bills say that, if passed, they will make illegal immigration a "more comfortable thing" and encourage more people from Mexico and Central America to illegally immigrate.  Officials also point out the burden California taxpayers will face in order to fund all of the bill proposals.  Analyses on the exact cost of each bill to taxpayers are yet to be completed.