NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationThese 2 Black Men Were Wrongfully Convicted of Murder. You’ll Never Guess Who Was Behind Their Charges.Two murder convictions were vacated by the Manhattan District Attorney's office.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 28, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNew Development in the Case of the Boy Found Dead Inside a Suitcase, but the Alleged Killer is Still At LargeA woman was sentenced to 25 years for helping her friend dispose of her dead son’s body.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 22, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeIt’s Getting Weirder: Dexter Wade Was Killed, Buried and Now Exhumed Without His Family’s KnowledgeThe remains of Dexter Wade will be returned to the family for a proper funeral.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 13, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeToxic 'Manosphere' Podcaster Exposed as a Racist Serial StalkerChristopher Au-Young was charged by the DOJ in the racist stalking of five Black women.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 8, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationSC Jail Probed After Man “Eaten Alive” by RatsThe DOJ launched a civil rights investigation into South Carolina jails after the death of Lason Butler.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 3, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeBaby Shower Drama Ends in Shocking DeathA Black woman was allegedly shot dead by her longtime friend.ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 19, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrime"Excited Delirium" Diagnoses Have Protected Bad Cops, But Now Prominent Doctors Are Rejecting ItThe American College of Emergency Physicians took a stand against the diagnosis of excited delirium, which is often…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedOctober 16, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeFewer Black Americans Are Incarcerated Than 20 Years Ago, But The Problem Isn't Behind UsA new report found that one in five Black men born in 2001 are likely to be incarcerated within their lifetime, down…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedOctober 11, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeDozens of Children Were Sexually Abused at Maryland Juvenile Facilities, Alleges New LawsuitFifty people have come forward alleging that they were sexually abused as children while in Maryland juvenile…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedOctober 3, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrime5 Years Later and Still No Leads for Missing Black Postal WorkerKierra Coles’ disappearance has been classified as a cold case. Has the Chicago PD exhausted every resource?ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 2, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeThe United Nations Calls Out "Racist" US Criminal Justice SystemUnited Nations report finds a "critical need" to reform the United State's racist criminal justice system.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedSeptember 29, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationLong Overdue Pay Day for Man Sent to Prison for a Murder He Didn’t CommitMaryland apologized to a man who spent over five years in prison on a wrongful conviction.ByKalyn WomackPublishedSeptember 22, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeWhat?! The Streets Say Corrupt Bronx Daycare Used to Be a Trap HouseA neighbor says the daycare where a 1-year-old boy died from a fentanyl overdose used to be a drug hub.ByKalyn WomackPublishedSeptember 20, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeIllinois Became The First State To Fully Abolish Cash Bail, Here's What That MeansIllinois just ended the cash bail—meaning defendants will no longer be held in bail just because they can't afford…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedSeptember 18, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeMotives of St. Helena School Shooter RevealedSt. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office believes bullying was behind the shooting that claimed the life of a 16-year-old.ByKalyn WomackPublishedSeptember 14, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeThe Infamous Five Cops Who Beat Tyre Nichols are in Even More TroubleThe Feds handed the five former Memphis police officers more charges on top of their state charges.ByKalyn WomackPublishedSeptember 12, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeMore Bad News for Suspect Charged in UVA ShootingChristopher Darnell Jones Jr. is facing the most serious murder charges available in the state of Virginia.ByKalyn WomackPublishedSeptember 11, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeNew Developments involving Children Housed in Infamous Prison in LouisianaOn Friday, a judge ordered Louisiana to remove incarcerated minors from the state's maximum-security adult prisons.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedSeptember 9, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeWarning: Do NOT Tell This Woman She Needs A BathNot even her grandfather was safe from this Louisiana 22-year-old who apparently gets really offended by personal…ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 31, 2023
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationBefore A Fulton County Inmate Was Found Dead, He Sent a Call for HelpA man held in Fulton County Jail died just days after filing a complaint alleging the use of excessive force.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 30, 2023