criminal justice system
Criminal Injustice: How Profit Shapes The Bail Bond System
By Stephanie Wylie Photos: YouTube Screenshots Every day in courtrooms around the country, judges decide whether to release, detain, or set bail for people ...
President Biden Announces Clemency For Some Drug Convict Offenders
Photos: YouTube Screenshots The following statement, by President Joe Biden, was released by the White House today announcing the clemency approvals of Americans who ...
National Urban League Commends Declaration of Juneteenth Federal Holiday
Photos: YouTube\Twitter NEW YORK (June 18, 2021) – National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to ...
Sandra Bland Center For Racial Justice Launched
Photo: Wikimedia Commons AUSTIN, Texas – Several people gathered at the steps of the state’s Capitol for the launch of the nonprofit the Sandra ...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: The Kobe Bryant I Chose To Remember
Photos: Wikimedia Commons “Our Responsibility is more than putting a ball in a basket” Kobe Bryant It’s hard to believe. But yes, it’s been ...
ACLU, NAACP Applaud Release of Myon Burrell Who Was Unjustly Convicted in 2002 Killing
The ACLU and NAACP are applauding the decision of the Minnesota Board of Pardons who voted unanimously Tuesday to commute Myon Burrell’s sentence from ...
Frederick Douglass Project for Justice: Addressing Perceptions of Criminal Justice System
Photo: Fredrick Douglass Project Members of the public often have a misguided perception of the criminal justice system, from stereotypes of incarcerated people, assumptions ...
Mayor Must Provide More Info on Mental Health Crisis Response Program
[NYC Mental Health Crisis] Williams: “While the Mayor’s pilot program appears to adopt some of the recommendations in the report, such as a 2-hour ...
Biden vs. Trump: 10 Questions That Should’ve Been Asked During Thursday’s Presidential Debate
[2020 Election] BSN: “On Thursday, the catastrophic COVID-19 pandemic and its historic ill effects and disruption to multiple facets of American life hung over ...
WNBA Star Marries the Man she Helped Free from Prison
[Maya Moore\Jonathan Irons] Yahoo: “Moore and Irons appeared on ‘Good Morning America’ on Wednesday, and opened the interview with host Robin Roberts by announcing ...
