Congress is again considering eliminating the disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine penalties that has disproportionately impacted Black … [Read more...]
6,000 arrestados durante estado de emergencia en El Salvadorse
La muerte de 87 personas en tres días, obliga al Presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, a declarar estado de emergencia como una medida drástica … [Read more...]
Report finds urban Blacks, rural Whites equally affected by justice system
70 million Americans hindered by criminal record, report says A recent collaborative study found surprising similarities in the rate of … [Read more...]
Guard convicted of civil rights violations in beating death of prisoner
An Illinois prison guard now faces a possible life sentence after a federal jury found him guilty of multiple civil rights violations leading to the … [Read more...]
‘Black’ dialects stymie stenographers
Courtroom reporters sometimes incorrectly transcribe Black dialect, potentially distorting the official record in criminal cases, according to The New … [Read more...]
Prison medical staff often lack qualification
Free citizens can pick their medical provider and choose good care or at least not go back to a doctor they find incompetent. Prisoners don’t have … [Read more...]
No search warrant necessary
Tech giants Apple, Facebook, Google, Instagram, and Microsoft are major suppliers of personal information to local, state, and federal law enforcement … [Read more...]
FCC creates new phone rules for prisoners
Federal regulators have lowered the rates on fees for out-of-state calls made from prisons and jails, Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) reported in … [Read more...]
Death rate among prisoners on the rise
Prisons are becoming more dangerous as the number of inmates dying in custody is on the rise, a recent report by the Prison Policy Initiative … [Read more...]
Judge rejects credit challenge
A California judge ruled against a challenge made by 44 district attorneys against CDCR. The DAs are contesting the implementation of new CDCR credit … [Read more...]
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