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6 Teenagers in Flint, Mich., Charged as Adults in Beating Recorded and Posted to Facebook
Six teenagers in Flint, Mich., have been charged as adults in connection with a Facebook video showing a 16-year-old being dragged from a home and beaten by multiple people on the front lawn of the house. MLive reports that Faith Trinae Richard, 16, and Rachael Nichole Hudson, 16, both from Flint, were arraigned in Genesee…
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Texas Governor Signs Bill to Help Shut Off School-to-Prison Pipeline
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 674 into law on Monday, banning out-of-school suspensions for students in prekindergarten through second grade throughout the state of Texas, except in cases involving drugs, weapons or extreme violence. Authored by Rep. Eric Johnson, who represents District 100 in Dallas, the law also encourages school districts to implement…
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#PhilandoCastile: Closing Arguments Complete, Jury Begins Deliberations in Trial of Jeronimo Yanez
Closing arguments for both sides concluded Monday in the trial of St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who is charged in the shooting death last year of Philando Castile. Now a jury must decide if Yanez panicked and shot Castile, or if Castile caused his own death by ignoring Yanez’s commands. The Star Tribune…
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Police Chief Wears ‘Police Lives Matter’ Pin but Argues That Firefighter’s ‘Black Lives Matter’ Pin Is Political
Updated Sunday, June 11, 2017, 1:05 p.m. EDT: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Humboldt Bay Fire Chief Bill Gillespie as having worn and defended the wearing a “Police Lives Matter” pin. That has been corrected to accurately reflect that it was Eureka Police Chief Andrew Mills who both wore a “Police Lives…
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Flint, Mich., Police Investigating After Facebook Video Shows Woman Dragged From House and Beaten
Police in Flint, Mich., have opened an investigation to find out the story behind a Facebook video posted Wednesday afternoon that shows a woman being dragged out of a house by what appears to be two men and beaten on the front lawn of the home by a group of three women. MLive reports that…
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Police Officers Who Beat Man, Then Lied About It, Face Federal Civil Rights Indictment
Two current and two former Boynton Beach, Fla., police officers are facing federal civil rights indictments related to a 2014 incident during which they beat a 26-year-old black man and lied about it in their official reports. The confrontation, which occurred after a police chase, was captured on video shot from a Palm Beach County…
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ACLU Makes the Case for Giving Formerly Incarcerated a Fair Chance at Employment
One in 3 American adults—70 million in total—have a criminal record, making it difficult for them to re-enter their communities, find gainful employment, build stability and find success after incarceration. A report from the American Civil Liberties Union highlights the benefit to all that comes when companies give such individuals a second chance. “Back to…
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Deputy, Husband Indicted on Murder Charges in Off-Duty Killing of Man in Houston
Updated Thursday, June 8, 2017, 10:49 p.m. EDT: Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg and Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced Thursday afternoon that a grand jury indicted Deputy Chauna Thompson and her husband, Terry Thompson, on murder charges in the death of John Hernandez. According to Click2Houston, the charging document says Hernandez’s death was…
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La. Passes Criminal-Justice Reform That Will Reduce Prison Population by 10 Percent
The state with the highest incarceration rate in the U.S. just approved a criminal-justice-reform package that is expected to lower its prison population by 10 percent over the next 10 years. Members of the Louisiana Legislature agreed to the package of bills Thursday; the bills will move on to the desk of Gov. John Bel…
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Jury Awards $6,700,000 to Inmate Raped Repeatedly by Guard in Sheriff David Clarke’s Jail
A woman who was raped repeatedly by a guard while she was being held in the Milwaukee County Jail four years ago was awarded $6.7 million by a jury that determined that the guard in question, Xavier Thicklen, was acting under the scope of his employment when the assaults happened, thereby making the county of…
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