Criminal Justice
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SC Jail Probed After Man “Eaten Alive” by Rats
The DOJ launched a civil rights investigation into South Carolina jails after the death of Lason Butler.
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Baby Shower Drama Ends in Shocking Death
A Black woman was allegedly shot dead by her longtime friend.
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“Excited Delirium” Diagnoses Have Protected Bad Cops, But Now Prominent Doctors Are Rejecting It
The American College of Emergency Physicians took a stand against the diagnosis of excited delirium, which is often used to justify deaths within custody.
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Dozens of Children Were Sexually Abused at Maryland Juvenile Facilities, Alleges New Lawsuit
Fifty people have come forward alleging that they were sexually abused as children while in Maryland juvenile detention facilities over the last 50 years.
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5 Years Later and Still No Leads for Missing Black Postal Worker
Kierra Coles’ disappearance has been classified as a cold case. Has the Chicago PD exhausted every resource?
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Long Overdue Pay Day for Man Sent to Prison for a Murder He Didn’t Commit
Maryland apologized to a man who spent over five years in prison on a wrongful conviction.
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What?! The Streets Say Corrupt Bronx Daycare Used to Be a Trap House
A neighbor says the daycare where a 1-year-old boy died from a fentanyl overdose used to be a drug hub.