COLORLINES - Criminal Justice

Remembering the 1965 Watts Riots

by Hatty Lee on August 14 2010, 12:04PM

This week marks the 45th anniversary of a violent eruption that revealed the frustration—and fury—injustice creates inside walled-off urban ghettos.

Topics: Criminal Justice

Feds Probe Detroit Cops’ Shooting of 7-Year-Old Girl

by Jamilah King on August 12 2010, 3:31PM

And it’s not the first time Detroit police have been eyed by the feds amid brutality claims.

Topics: Criminal Justice

Update: The NYPD Just Won’t Stop On Frisking

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on August 12 2010, 1:00PM

88 percent of those stopped were black and Latino, according to department data.

Topics: Criminal Justice

50,000 Deported From County Jails, And Counting

by Seth Freed Wessler on August 11 2010, 4:27PM

A new federal program expedites the process even for traffic violations.

Topics: Criminal Justice, Immigration

NYPD Shoot 46 Bullets, Kill In Harlem Shootout

by Julianne Hing on August 11 2010, 2:48PM

An internal investigation is underway, but don’t get your hopes up.

Topics: Criminal Justice

Feds on Cold Cases: 109 Problems, But “Progress” Ain’t One

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on August 11 2010, 1:13PM

Veteran civil rights reporter Hank Klibanoff rips into DOJ’s crawling investigations.

Topics: Criminal Justice

In Post-Katrina Shooting, Charges Say Cops Meant To Kill Glover

by Julianne Hing on August 11 2010, 12:48PM

Four other officers also accused in the cover-up.

Topics: Criminal Justice

New York Ends Prison Gerrymandering

by Michelle Chen on August 9 2010, 9:01AM

A New York bill would bar counties from using census data to inflate their population numbers with prison headcounts.

Topics: Criminal Justice

Obama Signs Drug Sentencing Reform Into Law

by Jamilah King on August 3 2010, 4:18PM

Reform advocates say the compromise bill is a first step to closing massive racial disparities in incarceration.

Topics: Criminal Justice

Voices from Brooklyn: Racial Profiling’s Part of Everyday Life Here

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on August 2 2010, 1:00PM

It’s not just Arizona. ColorLines speaks with young black men in Brownsville, Brooklyn, about living with NYPD’s profiling policy.

Topics: Criminal Justice, Stop-and-Frisk

Indian Country Wins Power to Fight Sexual Assault

by Michelle Chen on August 2 2010, 9:30AM

Native women are more than twice as likely to get assaulted, and 9 out of 10 attackers are non-native.

Topics: Criminal Justice, On Gender

House Votes to Fix Drug Laws

by Jamilah King on July 28 2010, 8:05PM

The legislation would reduce disparities in crack and powder cocaine sentencing, which has swelled the black prison population over the past two decades.

Topics: Criminal Justice

NYC Settles Sean Bell Case for $7 Million

by Julianne Hing on July 28 2010, 11:49AM

It’s getting expensive for city police forces to keep shooting unarmed citizens.

Topics: Criminal Justice

Push to Fix Drug Laws Before Congress’ Summer Break

by Jamilah King on July 27 2010, 9:45AM

A compromise bill awaiting House attention would reduce, but not get rid of the crack-powder cocaine disparity.

Topics: Criminal Justice

Reality TV Gig Prompts Detroit Police Chief’s Ouster

by Jamilah King on July 22 2010, 4:23PM

Aiyana Stanley-Jones’s killing prompted some to argue that city cops have grown more violent as they’ve preened for the cameras.

Topics: Criminal Justice

Prison System Chains Women in Childbirth

by Michelle Chen on July 20 2010, 10:30AM

In many places around the country, it’s still legal to keep incarcerated women shackled while they go through labor.

Topics: Criminal Justice, Gender & Sexuality, On Gender

Calif. Puts BART Police Under Civilian Oversight After Grant Killing

by Julianne Hing on July 19 2010, 8:31AM

Two new efforts to keep transit cops accountable after repeated violent incidents.

Topics: Criminal Justice

NY State Makes Cops Stop Collecting Names at Stop-and-Frisk

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on July 16 2010, 12:56PM

Paterson to sign legislation to stop cops from inventorying young people of color who are not arrested or fined.

Topics: Criminal Justice

You Can’t Fix Juvenile Justice and Ignore Race

by Dom Apollon on July 16 2010, 12:31PM

It’ll take more than a cost-benefit analysis to stop locking up so many black and brown kids.

Topics: Criminal Justice

Feds Take Over New York’s Troubled Youth Prisons

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on July 16 2010, 11:19AM

Advocates say it’s a start, but kids with mental health needs ought to be in treatment, not lock up.

Topics: Criminal Justice

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