Blacks In Military are TWICE as Likely to Receive Harsh Punishments
According to Protect Our Defenders, an advocacy group for victims of sexual assault and military justice, Black military service personnel were more than twice as likely to
Category : Criminal Justice
4 Chicago Cops Involved In Laquan McDonald Shooting Will Return To Work
The four suspended Chicago police officers under investigation for their roles in the Laquan McDonald shooting will be put back on the department payroll before
School Cop Who Received Oral Sex From A Child Won’t Have To Register As Sex Offender
A police officer in the Houston Independent School District has pleaded guilty to the sexual molestation of a 14-year-old student while working at the Cullen Middle
Ramad Chatman Found Not Guilty But Still Sentenced to 10 Years In Prison
24-year-old, Ramad Chatman was found not guilty by a jury of his peers but will still serve seven years in prison. In 2012 Chatman was
NYPD Sergeant Charged With Murder In Shooting of Deborah Danner in the Bronx
An NYPD sergeant has been charged with murder for a shooting that took place last year (2016). Sgt. Hugh Barry shot and killed a 66-year-old, mentally
5 Inglewood Officers Who Killed Couple In Parked Car Are Now Off Police Force
The five police officers who fatally shot a young couple while they appeared to be unconscious in a parked car have been fired. The Inglewood police
Cleveland Cop Who Shot Tamir Rice Is Fired
As of this Tuesday, Cleveland police have fired the rookie officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Timothy Loehmann not fired for his role
Black Female Becomes Second-Highest Ranking Police Officer In NJ Town
Meet Lashonda Burgess, who at age 43, is now the second in command of the Hillside, NJ police department. On April 3, 2017, Lashonda was
Southern California Offers Inmates The Chance To ‘Upgrade’ Their Jail Stay
Upgrade your jail cell – for a price In Southern California, some prisoners can pay for a nicer incarceration, even if they're convicted of serious
Falsely Imprisoned For 31 Years, Man Receives $75 As Restitution
Wrongfully Convicted Man Given $75 After Prison Release This innocent man was released from prison after 31 years— and the state gave him a measly
Louisville Cop Shoots Unarmed Black Man Immediately After Telling Him To Show His Hands
https://youtu.be/Bs6i5N859fc A video released by the Louisville, KY police department shows the moment when one of their officers encounter an unarmed Black man hiding behind
The Reason More Black Lawyers Are Necessary
According to the most recent data from the American Bar Association (ABA), there were 1,300,705 licensed lawyers in America in 2015. Of that total, only
Jay-Z: The War On Drugs Was An Epic Fail
In a new video op-ed for the New York Times, Jay Z outlines the failures of US drug policy since Richard Nixon launched the endless
