(AJC) — The state’s judicial watchdog agency is poised to bring charges against several judges, but may not be able to do so because its budget is running dry, Executive Director Jeff Davis told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Judicial Qualifications Commission, the small state agency that investigates judges, has just $1,600 left in its budget […]
(New York Times) — Taking a contentious step intended to shake up the state’s troubled juvenile prison system, New York City is suing the state, claiming it overcharged tens of millions of dollars a year for housing many of the city’s young offenders in upstate jails. The suit, which was filed last month in State […]
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In one of Katrina's most gruesome chapters, Henry Glover was shot and set on fire.
Is there a need to reform our current criminal justice system or should it be left alone? Should the prison population in federal, state and local jails be reduced to remedy unconstitutional conditions that may exist in these correctional facilities? These are two questions that are currently being considered within the context of the current […]
(Wall Street Journal) — Democrat Kamala Harris, San Francisco’s district attorney, became California’s new attorney general after three weeks of seesaw vote tallies that made it too close to call a winner, until Wednesday when her Republican opponent conceded defeat. Election results as of Thursday afternoon showed Ms. Harris ahead 46% to 45.4%, with a […]
Mumia Abu Jamal's case is currently being appealed and there's no reason to believe that his case shouldn't be dismissed on the grounds that his conviction was based on weak evidence.
(The Root) — To his credit, the nation’s first black U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, has not shied away from discussing race and its impact on our criminal justice system. Shortly after he was confirmed, he famously said that ”in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially […]
(Amsterdam News) — An article published in The Village Voice concerning operations by the NYPD in Brooklyn has many outraged, but also confirms speculation regarding how police handle communities of color. Earlier this month, the Voice obtained hours of tape recordings from NYPD Officer Adrian Schoolcraft of Brooklyn’s 81st Precinct. The officer secretly recorded his […]