Judge Dick unequivocally determined that the conditions in Angola constitute cruel and unusual punishment. She further highlighted that the prevailing punitive environment, coupled with systemic failures in programming, clearly violates the 14th Amendment and federal laws safeguarding children with disabilities.
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U.S. Department of Justice Launches Civil Rights ‘Pattern or Practice’ Investigation into Memphis Police Department
By Stacy M. Brown The DOJ had previously agreed to review the Memphis Police Department’s specialized units at the request of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” […]
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Carlee Russell Admits Abduction Hoax
The 25-year-old Alabama woman claimed she was kidnapped after stopping to assist a toddler wandering alone on Interstate 459 on July 13. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National […]
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Escaped Victim of Potential Dallas Serial Killer Recounts Details of Attack
Update: According to Dallas Texas TV, a suspect has been arrested and charged for the murders Choosing to remain anonymous, a victim of an alleged serial killer in Dallas speaks […]
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How spending on public safety and policing has changed over the last 40 years
By Lauren Liebhaber Rates of violent crime are significantly lower today than they were just three decades ago, though many Americans assume otherwise. And still, police spending continues to go […]
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Three Years After #DefundThePolice, Schools Are Bringing Cops Back to Campus
Originally appeared in Word in Black After schools promised to remove armed police officers, called “school resource officers,” from campus, many are returning to the grounds. This story is part […]
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States with the highest rate of people killed by police
By Lauren Liebhaber Originally appeared on Stacker Matt Gush // Shutterstock States with the highest rate of people killed by police On average more than 1,000 people are fatally shot […]
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Yearning for Justice for Ralph Yarl
By Alvin A. Reid Originally appeared in St. Louis American Family members of Ralph Yarl, the Kansas City youth who was shot twice by a white homeowner last Thursday after […]
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Life and Death: When Police Criminalize Young Black Men
Originally appeared in Word in Black By Anissa Durham When Abraham Jarvis gets pulled over by police, he has a rule with his parents: they FaceTime. He started driving at […]
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Addressing the Issues Around Public Safety and Policing
By Congressman James E. Clyburn Following the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd in 2020 at the hands of law enforcement—two in a long line of avoidable tragedies—Democrats reaffirmed […]