Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
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New Jersey Man Faced Protests and Arrest After Racist Rant Against Black Neighbor
How many times do we have to keep teaching you this lesson, old man?
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Prosecutor Won't Charge Honolulu Police Officers Who Fatally Shot South African Man
It’s really hard imagining a scenario where cops need to shoot an unarmed man just because they are struggling in arresting him, but here we are…again.
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Family Files Lawsuit Against St. Louis and Its Police Over Shooting Death of Black Army Veteran During No-Knock Warrant Execution
Don Clark Sr. was fatally shot in his home by SWAT team officers in 2017. Attorneys dispute what police say happened the night of his death.
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Former Ohio Cop Who Fatally Shot Andre Hill Requests Trial Be Moved
Andre Hill was killed for being Black with a cell phone.
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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Former Georgia State Trooper Who Fatally Shot Black Motorist
The family wants a new grand jury impaneled and for the body camera footage to be released publicly.
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76-Year-Old Black Woman Released From Prison Amid Pandemic, Sent Back for Missing Phone Calls While Taking a Class
Gwen Levi shouldn’t have had to go back to prison over a petty violation.
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Judge Sentences Derek Chauvin to 22.5 Years in Prison, Denies Request for New Trial
Chauvin is still awaiting a federal civil rights trial.
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Florida Trooper Tases 'Suspicious' Biracial Teen He Caught Cutting Through Bushes to Get to His Girlfriend's House
Another day, another story involving a cop accused of using excessive force on a young person of color. And, of course…Florida, man.
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Texas Grand Jury Declines to Indict the 8 Officers Involved in Marvin Scott III's Death
Scott died in March while being held in custody at a Collin County jail.
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Racially Harassing Black Neighbor
The harassment started because the man was angry his neighbors cut down a tree.