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NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeJustice Department Directs Federal Agents To Intervene If They See Police AbuseFederal agents are to step in if they see any law enforcement officers use excessive force that violates the law…ByMurjani RawlsTuesday 12:25PMComments (4)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeWu-Tang Clan Studio Worker Wrongfully Convicted in 1996 Killing to Receive $7 Million Settlement From New York CityGrant Williams was exonerated in July 2021 for the 1996 shooting of Shdell Lewis.ByNoah A. McGeeTuesday 12:04PMComments (1)Save
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NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeBen Crump Plans to Sue Anyone Accountable in Buffalo ShootingCrump said he plans to sue the gun manufacturer of the firearm used in the shooting.ByKalyn Womack5/20/22 9:56AMComments (21)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeFormer Minneapolis Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Killing of George FloydThomas Lane pleaded guilty to the state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.ByNoah A. McGee5/18/22 12:59PMComments (1)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeRemembering the Victims of the Buffalo ShootingThe shooting resulted in 13 victims, 11 of them Black. About 10 people were killed and a few were injured.ByKalyn Womack5/18/22 10:25AMComments (10)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrime“Worst Cooks in America” Winner Sentenced for Killing her ChildBoth Ariel Robinson and her husband Jerry Austin were charged with homicide by child abuse. Their daughter was 3…ByKalyn Womack5/17/22 9:50AMComments (2)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeBuffalo Shooting Suspect Targeted Black Neighborhoods and was Previously Investigated for Violent ThreatPayton Gendron, 18, had previously been hospitalized in a mental facility after threatening to carry out a mass…ByKalyn Womack5/16/22 10:03AMComments (84)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeJudge Accepts Derek Chauvin’s Plea Deal in Federal Civil Rights CaseThe judge will sentence Chauvin to 20 to 25 years in federal prison.ByNoah A. McGee5/04/22 5:13PMComments (7)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeThomas Raynard James Exonerated After 32 Years in Prison for Murder ConvictionA Florida judge vacated his life sentence after it was found he never committed the crime.ByNoah A. McGee5/02/22 1:04PMComments (6)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeAME Church Massacre Survivor Urges South Carolina Republicans To Pass Hate Crimes BillSouth Carolina is one of two remaining states in the country that does not have a hate crime law on the books.ByMurjani Rawls4/28/22 10:30AMComments (1)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticePost-George Floyd Probe Finds Discrimination By Minneapolis PoliceThe Minneapolis Police Department "engaged in a pattern of race discrimination for at least the past decade," as per…ByMurjani Rawls4/27/22 1:51PMComments (1)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeGinni Thomas Texts Spur House Panel Investigation Into Judicial EthicsHouse Democrats intend to look at exploring codes of conduct for federal judges outside the Supreme Court.ByMurjani Rawls4/27/22 12:40PMComments (15)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeEmmett Till’s Family Look to Prosecute His Accuser for KidnappingCarolyn Bryant Donham was named in the arrest warrant in Till's abduction decades ago. His family aims to use it in…ByKalyn Womack4/22/22 5:30PMComments (10)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeBlack Teen’s "Accidental Drowning" in 1991 Now Ruled a HomicideThe Michigan attorney general's office reopened the case after a witness to the teen's death came forward.ByKalyn Womack4/20/22 2:49PMComments (2)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationSan Francisco Man Exonerated after 3 Decades in PrisonThe San Francisco DA dismissed the case against Joaquin Ciria after finding false witness testimonies and police…ByKalyn Womack4/20/22 9:45AMComments (3)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeNow playing NewsCriminal JusticeFiring Squad Is Still A Legal Way To Die In The U.S.The United States is infamous for its incarceration rates, but it’s also the home of brutal forms of capital…ByAdriano Contreras4/18/22 7:45PMComments (9)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeThe Murderer of Angela Simmons' Ex Fiancé is Sentenced to Life in PrisonFollowing an emotional court speech by Simmons, the reality star says the father of her child can now finally rest…ByAlexandra Jane4/16/22 2:18PMSave
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticePolitical Donor Ed Buck Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Fatally Injecting 2 Black Men with MethIn July 2021, Buck was found guilty of every charge in his nine-count indictment.ByNoah A. McGee4/15/22 12:05PMComments (2)Save