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Man Who Killed Latino For Pulling in to Wrong Drive Way Out on Bail
by Jorge Rivas on January 31 2013, 11:29AM
Phillip Walker Sailors, the man who shot and killed 22-year-old Rodrigo Diaz for pulling in to his driveway is out on bail.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
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Where Do You Draw the Line Between Privacy and Public Safety? [Reader Forum]
by Nia King on January 28 2013, 9:03AM
Readers sound off on the policing of people of color everywhere, from the streets to between the sheets.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Health
Oakland Hires Former LAPD Chief Who Says Cities Without ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Are Doomed
by Jorge Rivas on January 23 2013, 1:07PM
Bratton also served as the New York City Police Commissioner and Boston Police Commissioner.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
‘Gun Appreciation Day’ Founder Says Slavery Wouldn’t Have Happened if Slaves Were Armed
by Jorge Rivas on January 11 2013, 5:23PM
The chairman of Gun Appreciation Day Larry Ward is taking ‘Django Unchained’ a little too seriously.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
N.Y. Judge Rules Part of ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ is Unconstitutional
by Jorge Rivas on January 8 2013, 2:40PM
Manhattan Judge Shira Scheindlin said the practice of stopping people suspected of trespassing outside private buildings in the Bronx was unconstitutional.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Inmate Dies in Arpaio’s Tent City
by Jorge Rivas on January 7 2013, 3:58PM
Authorities believe the inmate died of natural causes but an investigation has been launched into his death.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Homicides Increase After States Adopt ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws, Study Finds
by Jorge Rivas on January 4 2013, 12:34PM
The study by Texas A&M economist Mark Hoekstra also also found the laws have “zero deterrence” effect.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
FCC Proposal: Limit Burden on Families From $1.2B Prison Phone Biz
by Jorge Rivas on January 3 2013, 3:19PM
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn noted that in some states one 15-minute interstate phone call from a prison can cost $17.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Tennessee Signs Landmark DOJ Agreement to Right Its Juvenile Justice Wrongs
by Julianne Hing on December 19 2012, 1:57PM
The Shelby County juvenile justice system is especially and disproportionately harsh on black kids, while denying kids of all races their basic due process rights.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
The School-to-Prison Pipeline Gets Its First-Ever Airing in the Senate
by Julianne Hing on December 13 2012, 9:54AM
Wednesday’s Judiciary Committee hearing comes on the heels of a Justice Department suit against Meridian, Miss., where school officials are charged with routinely locking kids up for petty offenses.
Topics: Criminal Justice, School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
Walmart Security Guard Kills Woman Who Had Two Kids in Backseat of Car
by Jorge Rivas on December 10 2012, 1:10PM
Her parents say, even if she did commit a crime, did she need to die?
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
LAPD Apologizes to Biggie Smalls’ Family for Autopsy Lapse
by Jorge Rivas on December 10 2012, 12:37PM
The detectives had intended to notify the rapper’s family, but the report was released prematurely “due to an administrative error.”
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
George Zimmerman Sues NBC Over Edited 911 Tape
by Jorge Rivas on December 7 2012, 11:16AM
Zimmerman is charged in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Terrorism Suspect Pleads in Yet Another NYPD Case Riddled With Questions
by Seth Freed Wessler on December 5 2012, 10:44AM
The city’s ongoing use of informants to create terror plots it can then prosecute raised concerns of even the FBI in Ahmed Ferhani’s case.
Topics: Criminal Justice, NYPD Spying, National Security
US Court Upholds $1 Mil for Latino Student Harassed in High School
by Jorge Rivas on December 4 2012, 11:57AM
One of the biggest awards ever issued in a high school racial harassment case was upheld by a New York Court on Monday.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
French Media Outlets Report Strauss-Kahn, NY Maid Settle for $6 Million
by Jorge Rivas on November 30 2012, 8:49AM
The two largest French newspapers Le Monde and Le Figaro are reporting Strauss-Kahn and Diallo are expected to meet on December 7 to “sign a financial agreement ending the civil proceedings.”
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Spanish-Speaker Spends Months Locked Up After Interpreter Dies
by Seth Freed Wessler on November 28 2012, 9:35AM
If you’re fluent in English and Spanish and looking for a job, Mississippi needs you.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Obama Nominates First Openly Gay Latina Federal Judge
by Jorge Rivas on November 27 2012, 12:42PM
If confirmed by the Senate, Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro would be the first out gay Latina to serve on the federal bench.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
NY’s Rikers Island Inmates Paid 39 Cents Per Hour to Work in Sandy Recovery
by Jorge Rivas on November 26 2012, 2:08PM
There was no Hurricane Sandy evacuation plan for inmates inside New York City’s main jail complex on Riker’s Island but they were certainly put to work in the recovery efforts.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
The Shocking Details of a Mississippi School-to-Prison Pipeline
by Julianne Hing on November 26 2012, 9:34AM
Wearing the wrong color socks, talking back to a teacher and being late are all infractions that landed Cedric Green in jail. The Justice Department says there are many more students like him.
Topics: Criminal Justice, School-to-Prison, Schools & Youth
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