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by Seth Freed Wessler on May 2 2013, 12:39PM
A new report from the Justice Department reveals that federal prison authorities give no serious consideration to releasing dying prisoners even though the releases are legal. The report recommends expanding the compassionate release program.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
East Haven Police Reach Agreement With Feds On Racial Discrimination
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 23 2012, 5:18PM
The agreement comes more than three years after the federal government began an investigation of practices of systemic discrimination and brutality against Latinos by East Haven police.
Topics: /NOW Blog
SunTrust Settles Lending Discrimination Suit for $21 Million
by Jorge Rivas on May 31 2012, 5:53PM
DOJ reaches $21 million settlement to resolve lending discrimination allegations by the nation’s 11th largest bank.
New Federal Rules Aim to Curb Sexual Assault in Prison
by Julianne Hing on May 18 2012, 4:57PM
One in ten inmates report being sexually assaulted or raped in prison, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Sanford City Manager Asks Justice Department to Investigate Entire Police Department
by Jorge Rivas on March 28 2012, 2:32PM
The Trayvon Martin case is bringing more scrutiny on the Sanford Police Department.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Trayvon Martin’s Girlfriend Talks About Final Call, Justice Dept Steps In
by Jorge Rivas on March 20 2012, 11:41AM
Trayvon Martin’s friend describes his last moments as a young man who was afraid to run.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
More Violence But Fewer Prosecutions on American Indian Reservations
by Jorge Rivas on February 21 2012, 11:11AM
The country’s 310 Indian reservations have violent crime rates that are more than two and a half times higher than the national average.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Whites are Four Times More Likely to Get Presidential Pardons
by Jorge Rivas on December 5 2011, 12:41PM
ProPublica finds an overwhelming racial disparity in who gets approved and denied for presidential pardons, despite nearly identical circumstances in many applications.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Justice Dept Sues Alabama Over Nation’s Harshest Anti-Immigrant Law
by Julianne Hing on August 3 2011, 11:01AM
Attorney General Eric Holder repeated the point the Justice Department has made in previous suits: states can’t usurp the feds’ right to control immigration. But federal policy encourages them to do just that.
Topics: Immigration
Is Time Running Out for Federal Investigations of NOPD?
by Julianne Hing on September 7 2010, 1:24PM
The feds may run into time limits in prosecuting post-Katrina cop crimes.
Topics: Criminal Justice
DOJ vs. Joe Arpaio: Here Comes the Lawsuit
by Julianne Hing on September 2 2010, 6:12PM
The DOJ has been investigating the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for alleged civil rights abuses since 2009.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Immigration
DOJ: Arizona’s Community Colleges Shut Out Immigrant Workers, Too
by Julianne Hing on August 31 2010, 6:20PM
It’s just the latest round in a series of legal warring between the desert state and the feds.
Topics: Politics, Schools & Youth
Feds Talk About Prisoner Sex Abuse, But Don’t Act
by Naima Ramos-Chapman on August 27 2010, 2:21PM
Attorney General Eric Holder regrets missing deadline to institute changes.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Groups Press Justice Department on Prison Rape
by Michelle Chen on August 18 2010, 11:23AM
Groups call for an end to the culture of impunity that looms over the incarcerated.
Topics: Criminal Justice, On Gender
5 Ways to Channel Your Aiyana Outrage
by Jamilah King on May 27 2010, 12:00PM
You’ve ranted on Facebook. You’ve flamed on Twitter. What else can you do when cops shoot a 7-year-old girl? Well, we’ve got some ideas.
Topics: Criminal Justice
Feds Charge Fifth New Orleans Cop in Post-Katrina Violence
by Julianne Hing on May 25 2010, 3:39PM
The Department of Justice has charged Ignatius Hills, a fifth New Orleans police officer involved in Danziger Bridge incident, with trying to cover up the actual turn of events that led to the deaths of two men days after Hurricane…
Topics: Katrina
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