Criminal Justice
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Washington State Bans Free Books to Prisoners for No Logical Reason
In a move that flies in the face of more than 45 years of practice with no incident, the Washington State Department of Corrections has moved forward with a policy denying books to prisons under the guise of safety. Book Riot reports that the Washington State DOC “quietly rolled out a new policy via a…
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Kodak Black Charged with First-Degree Sexual Assault in South Carolina, Ordered to Submit DNA Sample
Between a brush up with Hot 97 radio personality Ebro Darden in December, and bumping heads with queer rapper Young M.A. over his unwanted overtures (“How are you a girl but don’t want your pussy penetrated?”), ashy ass-and-a-half Kodak Black has been dominating headlines for all the wrong reasons as of late. And unfortunately that…
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Chris Darden of O.J. Simpson Fame Is Representing Nipsey Hussle's Accused Killer
Chris Darden, O.J. Simpson’s former prosecutor, is now the defense attorney for 29-year-old Eric Holder, the man charged with murder in the death of Nipsey Hussle. Truth is stranger than fiction. Yup. The guy so excellently portrayed recently by This Is Us’ Sterling K. Brown in The People v. O.J. Simpson is now standing up…
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These Lyin’ Eyes? Cop’s Lawyer Says NYPD Surgeon Saw No Choke Hold in Eric Garner Death
The latest twist in the saga to hold New York City cop Daniel Pantaleo responsible in any way for Eric Garner’s death may be the ultimate example of the old saying, “Who you gonna trust? Me or your lyin’ eyes?” In an announcement Thursday in advance of a New York Police Department hearing to decide…
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Charges Dropped Against Black Woman Who Was Charged with Criminal Mischief After Being Brutally Assaulted
Shoutout to the Dallas County district attorney’s office for having some common sense. On Wednesday, The Root reported that Deep Ellum resident L’Daijohnique Lee was the victim of a brutal, racially motivated assault in the parking lot of popular High and Tight Barbershop. Despite being called a “stupid nigger” prior to having her phone violently…
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Nipsey Hussle’s Alleged Killer, Eric Holder, Being Held in Isolation Out of Fear for His Life
Well, bowl me over with a feather, the police are actually protecting someone from the hood. According to reports, Eric Holder, the alleged killer of beloved rapper and community builder Nipsey Hussle, who was murdered on Sunday, is being held away from the general population, out of fear for Holder’s life. TMZ reports that the…
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White Power Symbol Discovered After Fire Destroys Historic Civil Rights Center
Days after a mysterious fire destroyed decades of invaluable archives and artifacts at The Highlander Research and Education Center in Tennessee, a subsequent investigation has uncovered a white power symbol that could indicate the most likely motive behind the fire. “As most of you know, a devastating fire burned down our main office early Friday…
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Black Woman Brutalized in Assault Is Somehow Charged with Criminal Mischief
On March 21, a video surfaced in which bartender Austin Shuffield, 30, and L’Daijohnique Lee, 24, were involved in a heated dispute in Deep Ellum—a suburb in Dallas. Lee had been driving the wrong way, and in turn, was blocking the exit behind a barbershop and bar where Shuffield served drinks. Shuffield got out of…
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Los Angeles Cops Make Arrest in Fatal Shooting of Nipsey Hussle
Los Angeles police Tuesday nabbed a man wanted in the fatal shooting of Nipsey Hussle. The news comes just two days after Hussle’s sudden and tragic death Sunday at the hands of a gunman. Working on a tip that someone matching the suspect’s description was in the area, police arrested Eric Holder, 29, of Los…
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Georgia Legislature Outlaws Abortion With ‘Fetal Heartbeat’ Bill. Stacey Abrams Would Have Vetoed This B.S.
Following a slew of states with Republican-led legislatures, Georgia lawmakers approved a “heartbeat” abortion bill Friday, making it one the strictest abortion bans in the U.S. With this bill, abortion is effectively illegal in Georgia once an embryo’s heartbeat can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks in gestation—usually before many women…