New York City Faces Losing Control of Rikers Island as Jail Fails to Meet Improvement Benchmarks Agreed to in Consent Decree
By Julie McCaffrey NEW YORK CITY, NY – Rikers Island faced judicial scrutiny earlier this year when…
Everyday Injustice Episode 163: Kanya Bennett and Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Kanya Bennett of the Leadership Conference on Civil and…
U.S. Dept. of Justice Charges Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor’s Death
By Tori Gacutan WASHINGTON, DC – The four officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor have…
Louisville Police Might Be Withholding Body Cam Footage from Breonna Taylor’s Shooting
By Benjamin Porter and Cassie Larson LOUISVILLE, KY – A new lawsuit filed on behalf of the…
Guest Commentary: It’s Past Time to End the Federal Militarization of Police
Our new report documents the critical need to repeal 1033, which allows the federal government to equip…
DOJ Opens Investigation of Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government and Louisville Metro Police Department
By William McCurry LOUISVILLE, KY- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced Monday that the Department of Justice…
Arizona OK’s ‘Justice for Breonna Taylor’ Law Banning No-Knock Warrants, and More
By Tanya Decendario PHOENIX – This week, Arizona State Rep. Alma Hernandez initiated Arizona’s version of the…
Citizens, Including 3 Grand Jurors in Breonna Taylor Case, Want to Impeach Kentucky AG
By Zahra Abbas KENTUCKY – State Attorney General Daniel Cameron is the subject of a petition to…
Updated: Officer Responsible for Search Warrant of Breonna Taylor’s Home Terminated
By Kalani E. Gaines LOUISVILLE, KY – Another officer involved in the case of Breonna Taylor’s police…
Denver Independent Monitor Releases Review Critical of Police Response to George Floyd Protests
By Julietta Bisharyan, Linh Nguyen, and Lauren Smith DENVER – The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis…
Anonymous Grand Juror Reveals Homicide Charges Never Presented in Breonna Taylor Case
By Nina Hall LOUISVILLE, KY – An anonymous grand juror in Breonna Taylor’s case wrote, “The grand…
Guest Commentary: Failures of Grand Jury Process Evident in Breonna Taylor Case
Process originally meant to be ‘bulwark … between the ordinary citizen and an overzealous prosecutor’ has turned…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 82 – Andrew Warren, Florida State Attorney, Hillsborough County
Andrew Warren was a federal prosecutor who ran for Florida State Attorney in Hillsborough County (Tampa) in…
Student Opinion: The Justice System Fails Black People Again: The Breonna Taylor Case
By Sabrina Williams “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”- Martin Luther King Jr. On Sept….
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 77: Senator Bradford Pushes Police Decertification
In the wake of George Floyd’s killing, California legislators put forward a number of police reforms –…
Sunday Commentary: We Need to Re-Imagine How We Interact with Mental Health Crises
By David M. Greenwald We hear the term defund the police. It is easy to mistake it…
Guest Commentary: Understanding Breonna Taylor and Systemic Racism
By Gloria Partida Summers can be transformative. We have had the summer of love and the summer…
Guest Commentary: Kentucky’s AG Refuses to Answer Key Questions About the Breonna Taylor Shooting
By Roula Allouch and Edward Ahmen Mitchell What was the demographic make-up of the grand jury that…
Commentary: No Justice – No Peace
By David M. Greenwald The Breonna Taylor case is not a clean case. Not like George Floyd…
Grand Jury Indicts One Officer – Not For Murder – in Breonna Taylor Killing (updated)
By Peter J. Williams LOUISVILLE ー With protesters already gathered in downtown Louisville, Attorney General Daniel Cameron…
