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The Lesson of Mehserle’s Trial? Justice is Found in Prevention
by Julianne Hing on November 8 2010, 9:25AM
While the Grant family pursues a federal case and readies for a civil suit, the community needs to think about prevention.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Oscar Grant Trial
Oscar Grant’s Killer Johannes Mehserle Gets Two Years In Prison
by Julianne Hing on November 5 2010, 4:27PM
The former BART police officer gets credit for time already served.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Family of Slain Guatemalan Immigrant Sues LAPD
by Julianne Hing on November 2 2010, 5:38PM
The family of Manuel Jamines allege that officers violated the man’s civil rights before the infamous shooting.
Topics: Criminal Justice
America’s Millions of Disenfranchised, Largely Black Voters
by Hatty Lee, Jamilah King on November 2 2010, 5:21PM
Black men have lost voting rights to criminal justice at a rate seven times that of the national average.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Politics
by Julianne Hing on October 29 2010, 5:02PM
Emotions build as the former BART cop awaits sentencing next week.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Oscar Grant Trial
NPR Investigation: Private Prison Companies Helped Write SB 1070
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 28 2010, 1:00PM
Industry saw model bill to create “enhanced opportunities” for driving profits.
Topics: ALEC, Criminal Justice, Immigration
Communities Remember Victims of Police Violence—and Demand Reform
by Hatty Lee, Julianne Hing on October 23 2010, 12:11PM
As rallies mark National Anti-Police Brutality, we look back on this year’s high-profile killings.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Government Snoops Use Facebook. The Only Question is, for What?
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 19 2010, 10:47AM
A watchdog’s suit is jarring open the once hidden, unregulated world of online surveillance.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Luis Ramirez’s Attackers Face Life for the Hate Crime Death
by Julianne Hing on October 15 2010, 5:20PM
Justice Department stepped into prosecute after they were acquitted on murder charges.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Appeals Court Orders Sheriff Arpaio to Be Humane
by Julianne Hing on October 14 2010, 1:14PM
No sheriff, you can’t go back to feeding prisoners rotten food.
Topics: Criminal Justice
New Orleans Cops’ Unspoken Stop and Frisk Quota
by Julianne Hing on October 11 2010, 4:10PM
The more police harass civilians, the better their performance is graded.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Ex-BART Cop Mehserle Demands New Trial in Oscar Grant Killing
by Julianne Hing on October 4 2010, 6:28PM
Says he didn’t get a fair shake from his out-of-city trial and involuntary manslaughter conviction for shooting an unarmed man.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Cases to Watch for the Most Conservative Supreme Court in Years
by Victor Goode on October 4 2010, 10:35AM
Immigration, prison overcrowding, prosecutorial overreaching and the culture wars are all on the docket.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Immigration
It’s Official: Lax Gun Control Laws Lead to More Crime
by Naima Ramos-Chapman on September 30 2010, 1:40PM
A new report may put programs like New York’s controversial stop and frisk under new scrutiny.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Tough Economic Prospects for Newly Released Inmates
by Naima Ramos-Chapman on September 30 2010, 12:54PM
Black men find it more difficult than any other demographic to get moving in tough economy.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Joe Arpaio Accused of Misusing $80 Million in Taxpayer Funds
by Julianne Hing on September 23 2010, 2:24PM
And reports of Arpaio’s widespread misconduct and abuse pile up.
Topics: Criminal Justice
NOPD Cop Gets Three-Year Sentence for Danziger Bridge
by Julianne Hing on September 23 2010, 11:02AM
Four other officers await sentencing.
Topics: Criminal Justice
“Detroit 1-8-7” Premieres as City Cops Still in Unwanted Spotlight
by Jamilah King on September 22 2010, 1:00PM
As the department courts primetime ratings, feds investigate police shooting of 7-year-old.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Danziger Bridge Cover-Up Cop’s Sentencing Delayed
by Julianne Hing on September 17 2010, 10:19AM
Former NOPD officer Jeffrey Lehrmann faces three years in prison for helping cover up the deadly post-Katrina shooting.
Topics: Criminal Justice
LAPD Cop Who Killed Immigrant is Repeat Shooter, Known as Bully
by Julianne Hing on September 13 2010, 4:28PM
The department watchdog said the officer used improper tactics in a 2008 shooting.
Topics: Criminal Justice
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