The change may be the biggest help to low-income students of color, who are disproportionately likely to have been convicted of a crime.
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It’s a Celebration As Voters Oust Prosecutor Who Freed Michael Brown’s Killer | Colorlines
Ferguson City Council member Wesley Bell successfully challenged St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Bob McCulloch, as organizers and voters shout #ByeBob.
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How Prosecutors Ruined the Life of Corey Williams | The Nation
After 20 years in prison, Williams is free—but justice has not been served.
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Police Killings Have Harmed Mental Health in Black Communities, Study Finds | The New York Times
Activists for racial justice have long expressed concern that the rash of headline-grabbing police killings of black Americans was damaging the mental well-being of African-American communities.
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Read James Blake’s Response to Punishment of NYPD Cop Who Assaulted Him | Colorlines
“It is this continued failure of the NYPD’s disciplinary system that perpetuates police abuses, brutality and misconduct, and leads to the unjust killings of civilians.”
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As He Heads Back To Prison, A Nashville Man Says ‘Goodbye’ To The New Life He Hoped To Build | Nashville Public Radio
When a Nashville man named Matthew Charles was released from prison early in 2016 after a sentence reduction, he’d spent almost half his life behind bars. But in a rare move, a federal court ruled his term was reduced in error and ordered him back behind bars to finish his sentence.
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Cyntoia Brown, Trafficking Victim Serving Life Sentence for Murder, Will Get Clemency Hearing | The New York Times
Cyntoia Brown, a Nashville woman who is serving a life sentence for killing a man who picked her up for sex while she was being trafficked as a teenager, will receive a hearing that could lead to her release, officials said on Thursday.
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Women in Prison Take Home Economics, While Men Take Carpentry | The Atlantic
Decades after a government report on deep inequity in the vocational offerings of the nation’s criminal-justice system, little has changed.
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D.C. Kicks Off Summer Crime Initiative | The Washington Informer
Every year, for nearly 10 years, the Metropolitan Police Department has identified five to six focus areas that have experienced a high density of violence and utilized all available resources, including collaborative outreach, to prevent violent crime in those areas during the summer months.
View More1,300 people held for 4 years in Louisiana jails without a trial, sheriffs say | NOLA.com
The Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association says around 1,300 people have been in local jails for four years waiting for their trials, and 70 people have been held for five years without having their case heard, according to the group’s informal survey.
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