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Assemblymember Frontus: “Recording interrogations helps reduce false confessions and prevent wrongful convictions.” Photo: YouTube New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Mathylde Frontus Tuesday announced the Assembly…
Vox: "African-Americans are arrested and roughed up by cops at wildly disproportionate rates, relative to both their overall share of the population and the percentage of crimes they…
WNBA star Maya Moore's quest to see Jonathan Irons walk free from Missouri's Jefferson City Correctional Center was realized on Wednesday. Moore, who put her WNBA career with…
Keri Rodrigues: “We believe education systems must be transformed to eradicate generational institutions of oppression...racism that is an act of violence against our children not just in criminal…
AFJ’s Soffiyah Elijah: “Alliance of Families for Justice is calling on the Governor to immediately share his plan of action to care for incarcerated New Yorkers during the…
NAACP's Derrick Johnson: “The call for an independent investigation and review into the case of Myon Burrell by Senator Klobuchar speaks immeasurable volumes to the power and tenaciousness…
“Justice Sotomayor noted in her opinion the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial today has no reflection on the merits of Mr. Reed’s case...Justice Sotomayor said: ‘In my view, there…
NAACP's Derrick Johnson: “It is unfortunate and extremely troubling that Myon Burrell has spent the majority of his life behind bars. The lack of evidence and conflicting accounts…
Baltimore Mayor Young: “Reducing violent crime in Baltimore City is a top priority of my administration. I am committed to utilizing a holistic approach to achieve that end…
#BlackLivesMatter Michael Brown. Eric Garner. Laquan McDonald. Sandra Bland. Walter Scott. Rekia Boyd. Tamir Rice. Most Americans have at least heard their names, and the stories of how…
