local government
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Under Biden, The Pool of Federal Prosecutors is Getting Blacker and More Diverse
They’re a key part of the criminal justice system that many people don’t consider
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Recently Exonerated Black Man Reaches $2 Million Settlement With Prosecutors
Robert Jones spent 23 years in prison before being freed in 2015 and then exonerated in 2017. Now he’s getting paid.
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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Former Georgia State Trooper Who Fatally Shot Black Motorist
The family wants a new grand jury impaneled and for the body camera footage to be released publicly.
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Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputies Allege a Gang Targeting Black and Latino Communities Exists in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
I know you read that headline and thought “OK, but isn’t that generally Los Angeles policing as a whole?” You’re not wrong, but a group of deputies have alleged that there are functioning gangs embedded within law enforcement that target Black and Latino neighborhoods. According to CBS News, the deputies allege that the “Banditos” are…