Crime, Prisons, State Judges, Technology, Trials, Videos

Video Arraignments Save Money and Make Judges Feel Safer

Maybe I’m just naive, but I find the concept of conducting any courtroom business via video enthralling but also a bit unnerving. It seems so inconsistent with the mythical and timeless ideals of the hallowed halls of justice, yadda yadda yadda. Whether we like it or not, however, video conferencing is creeping into courthouses across […]

Blogging, Media and Journalism, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering

Cameras in the Courtroom: Now With More Internets

Many state and local courts do have cameras in the courtroom (unlike most of their federal counterparts), but other forms of technology are still frequently verboten. Some courts prohibit cellphones, laptops, and, in the traffic court I once attended, reading the newspaper. Yet slowly, with much weeping and gnashing of teeth, some enlightened folks in […]