Melissa Nelson

In recent years, Jacksonville has again re-focused on prevention and reform.

Saying she is excited to bring data and transparency to Florida’s 4th Judicial Circuit, State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s office has unveiled a new data…

State Attorney Melissa Nelson and her office are being recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez presented the…

A Jacksonville defense attorney says Northeast Florida’s 4th Judicial Circuit is more lenient when prosecuting crimes if the perpetrator is a police or…

It was drizzling steadily on June 6 when one of the largest civil rights protests in Jacksonville history began amassing in front of the courthouse. The…

The Florida attorney general’s office reversed course Saturday, announcing it was wrong to deny reparations to a Jacksonville man wrongfully convicted of…

State Attorney Melissa Nelson, who represents much of the First Coast, said Tuesday a new report on prosecutorial effectiveness and fairness shows that…

Jacksonville is opening a firearm forensics center that will help officers generate leads in cases involving violent crime.Related: City Of Jacksonville…

People from more than 38 Duval County religious congregations are expected to come together Monday night to push city officials on criminal justice reform…

Northeast Florida State Attorney Melissa Nelson on Thursday asked the court to dismiss the 1976 murder sentences of two men after an investigation by her…