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Oklahoma Cop Accused Of Lying When He Said ‘Pig’ Was Printed On Starbucks Cups | NewsOne

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform

Oklahoma police chief Johnny O’Mara accused a Starbucks employee of writing “pig” on his cup, which caused the employee to be fired. Now, there are reports he may have lied and even his own daughter is blasting him. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Caroline Orr, a reporter for the National Observer wrote on Twitter, “Wait so people started […]

Ayanna Pressley Introduces Sweeping Criminal Justice Reform Resolution | Essence

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019African American Politics, Criminal Justice Reform

The United States, a nation addicted to punishment and cages, is the number one jailer in the world, something that Pressley is seeking to change.

Court Stops Execution of Rodney Reed in Texas After Outcry | The New York Times

November 16, 2019November 16, 2019Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform

Mr. Reed had been scheduled to die on Wednesday. Celebrities, politicians and the state’s parole board had all argued for a reprieve.

An effort to stop overnight jail releases in California is rejected by Gov. Newsom | Los Angeles Times

October 15, 2019December 21, 2019African American Commuities, African American Lives ...

SACRAMENTO — Ten years ago, Mitrice Richardson was released from the Los Angeles County sheriff’s Malibu/Lost Hills Station just after midnight, left to find her way home through a remote area, alone and on foot, with no money or phone. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] When her body was located 11 months later, questions were raised about why […]

Amber Guyger, Ex-Dallas Police Officer, Is Guilty of Murder for Killing Her Neighbor | The New York Times

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform ...

Ms. Guyger killed her unarmed neighbor, Botham Jean, in his own apartment in 2018. She faces up to 99 years in prison.

Illinois is expunging marijuana convictions from nearly 800,000 criminal records | CNN

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform ...

Ryan Prior, CNN Yarygin, serazetdinov/iStock. Featured Image [dropcap]C[/dropcap]NN If you’ve been arrested for weed in Illinois, you can breathe a sigh of relief. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker just signed HB 1438 this week, which makes cannabis legal in the state for individuals 21 and over, along with sweeping criminal criminal justice reforms designed […]

It took 10 minutes to convict 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. It took 70 years after his execution to exonerate him. | The Washington Post

September 27, 2019July 26, 2020African American History, Criminal Justice ...

By Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post In March 1944, deep in the Jim Crow South, police came for 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. His parents weren’t at home. His little sister was hiding in the family’s chicken coop behind the house in Alcolu, a segregated mill town in South Carolina, while officers handcuffed George and his […]

New Criminal Justice Film Series from The Marshall Project Highlights Chicago Witnesses to System’s Injustices | Chicago Defender

September 23, 2019July 29, 2020Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform ...

By Ariel Parrella-Aureli, Chicago Defender Harold Washington Library Center’s Cindy Pritzker Auditorium was a full house at the opening screening of a new local series focusing on injustices in the criminal justice system. On Sept. 12, The Marshall Project released 15 video testimonies of Chicago voices affected by the justice system, “We Are Witnesses: Chicago,” is […]