Tulsa Mayor Orders Commission on Reparations for 1921 Race Massacre
TULSA, OK – Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum has ordered the creation of a 13-member commission to study…
Defense, Anti-Death Penalty Group Plead to Stop Execution of Brain-Damaged Oklahoma Death Row Accused
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Found “guilty of robbery and murder” of a convenience store owner named Kenneth…
ACLU Claims Tennessee’s Bail Law Incites Controversy Regarding Wealth-Based Detention
MEMPHIS, TN — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced a lawsuit recently filed by legal advocates…
ACLU South Carolina Urges Abolition of Death Penalty After South Carolina Supreme Court Rules in Favor
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled last week to allow the state to perform…
Washington State ACLU Files Lawsuit Against ‘Unconstitutional’ Laws Targeting Homeless in Spokane
SPOKANE, WA — After filing a lawsuit against the City of Spokane for three ordinances it claims…
2024 Mid-Year Report on U.S. Crime Trends Reveals Lower Rates for Most Crimes in ‘24 So Far Compared to 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – The Council On Criminal Justice (CCJ)’s recent 2024 mid-year report on crime trends in…
U.S. Defense Secretary Late Friday Steps In, Kills Plea Deal with 9/11 Accuseds for Life Imprisonment Instead of Death Penalty
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III Friday night overruled the overseer of the…
Civil Rights Lawyer Argues Alternative Response Programs will Help Reduce Police Violence
NEW YORK, NY – In an opinion article published by the New York Times this past week…
Dem Presidential Candidate Harris Staunch Death Penalty Foe Even as Racism ‘Plagues’ California Death Penalty System, Charges Amherst Professor
AMHERST, MA – In a recent article, Austin Sarat, a columnist and professor of jurisprudence and political…
REPORT: Incarcerated Adult and Teenage Female Population Surges Seven-Fold; Lower-Level Charges Disproportionately Affect Incarcerated Female Population
WASHINGTON, DC – In the last four decades, the number of incarcerated women has increased sevenfold, according…
President Biden Announces Plan to Reform U.S. Supreme Court and Ensure ‘Presidential Accountability Under the Law’
WASHINGTON DC – The White House released a statement Monday announcing President Joe Biden is taking action…
Vera Institute of Justice Charges Sonya Massey Death by Deputy – Records Show He Had Other Problems – Proves Law Enforcement Needs to be Held Accountable
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Following Illinois State Police’s release of the body camera footage from Sonya Massey’s killing…
Inhumane Treatment of Female Inmates: Former SF Bay Area Prison Guard Faces Additional Charges Involving Sexual Abuse, Civil Rights Violation
WASHINGTON, DC — A federal grand jury last week indicted former correctional officer Daryl Wayne Smith, 55 years…
COURT WATCH: Forensic Practices Doctor Questions Trustworthiness of Evidence
BURLINGTON, VT – At an evidentiary hearing regarding the trustworthiness of the complaining witness’s testimony last Thursday…
FCC Votes to Cap Incarcerated Calling Rates, Ban Unnecessary Corporate Fees
NORTHAMPTON, MA – The Federal Communications Commission voted this week to impose new improvements and statutes on…
Landmark Decision in NY Court Grants Public Right to Transparency in Prosecutorial Ethics Cases Involving Prosecutorial Misconduct.
NEW YORK CITY, NY — Judge Victor Marrero of the federal court in Southern New York this…
President Signs Federal Prison Oversight Act to Protect Rights of Incarcerated
WASHINGTON, DC – President Joe Biden this week signed U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s “Federal Prison Oversight Act”…
President Joe Biden, Others Respond to Fatal Police Shooting of Sonya Massey After Call for Help with Intruder
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Sonya Massey, a 36-year old Black woman, was fatally shot July 6 by a…
COURT WATCH: Defense Attorney Requests Accused Be Allowed to Drive, Alleging Loss Of Income – Judge Agrees
BURLINGTON, VT – Defense attorney Jordan Handy asked Judge Michael J. Harris – who eventually agreed…
Missouri Attorney General Attempts to Block Possibly Exonerating Evidence, Wants to Pursue Man’s Scheduled Execution No Matter What
ST. LOUIS, MO. — Twenty-three years after Marcellous Williams’s sentencing to death and ahead of his scheduled…