Criminal Justice
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In a Small Town In Mississippi, Black Folks Are Being Arrested For This Reason, According to Feds
The 50-page report revealed the Lexington Police Department arrested nearly one fourth of its city’s entire population in the past two years.
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A 13-Year-Old Girl Was Shot in the Neck in Her Own House and You’ll Never Guess Who the Alleged Shooter Is
Talecka Brown made a disturbing call from jail after being charged with the attempted murder of her own daughter.
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The Internet Can’t Believe This Shocking New Detail About Young Dolph’s Murder
Young Dolph’s murder case has gone to trial and the reason why people are in an uproar will shock you the most.
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The Most Shocking Revelations in Diddy’s Federal Indictment, Tyreek Hill’s Arresting Officer Has Allegedly Had Been in Trouble Before, ATL Man Wrongfully Accused of Killing His Parents and More News
A collection of The Root’s best posts of the week in criminal justice
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Florida Woman Allegedly Responsible For Ordering Dog to Kill Her Boyfriend’s 9-Year-Old Daughter Now Faces the Ultimate Consequence
Nine-year-old Jamaria Sessions was found unresponsive in her father’s home in June
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An Atlanta Man Was Wrongfully Accused of Killing His Parents…And He Just Got Payback
More than five years after he was wrongfully imprisoned, the city of Atlanta has finally reached a settlement with Keith Sylvester.
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Twitter Reacts To the Ironic Twist of the Haitian Prosecutor Investigating Trump’s Assassination Attempt
Oh, how the universe has the perfect sense of humor
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The Most Shocking Revelations in Diddy’s Federal Indictment
Details of the 14-page document were unsealed and made available to the public bright and early on Tuesday.
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Diddy Dirty Money’s Kalenna Harper Has Some Words After Being Named in Dawn Richard’s Diddy Lawsuit 33 Times…And It’s Messy
The Bad Boy mogul has since responded to this new suit.
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You Won’t Believe the Trouble Tyreek Hill’s Arresting Officer Has Allegedly Had at Work…Or Maybe You Will
Officer Danny Torres remains on administrative duty while the internal investigation continues