Tag: criminal justice

News and content focused on crime, courts, or law enforcement. This tag is also added to content about criminal and social justice related to systemic racism.

The headquarters for private prison company corecivic in brentwood, tennessee. (photo: john partipilo) the headquarters for private prison company corecivic in brentwood, tennessee.
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State penalized private prison operator $29.5M since 2022 for contract shortfalls

Sam Stockard
The supreme court building with a dark red overlay filter.
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Why the Supreme Court’s “Judicial Power Grab” is Bad For Civil Rights

Jonathan Feingold
Eric adams' arraignment at the daniel patrick moynihan united states courthouse on september 28, 2024. Eric adams walks to his suv.
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Encrypted Apps Can Protect Your Privacy — Unless You Use Them Like Eric Adams

Nikita Mazurov, The Intercept
A sheriffs car parked outside a prison in indiana
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How Sheriffs Define Law and Order For Their Counties Depends a Lot On Their Views − and Most Are White Republican Men

Mirya Holman
Former gymnast kaylee lorincz sits outside the hannah administration building on michigan state university campus in 2018 surrounded by teal pinwheels placed to represent support for survivors of ex-msu and olympic doctor larry nassar.
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‘It’s not over’: Survivors of Nassar’s abuse say the fight for justice is far from finished

Serena Zehlius, Editor
Secretary of dept of corrections in arkansas, lindsay wallace
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Arkansas officials plan To Expand Beds For Prisoners While they await new prison

Mary Hennigan
Donald trump and jack smith
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Jack Smith Just Made MAGA World Lose Its Mind

Rebel HQ
Kansas courthouse
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Latvian man extradited to Kansas to face charges in Russian illegal avionics export scheme

Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector
Police antiblack violence graphic
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From Michael Brown to Sonya Massey, a decade of police antiblack violence causes grief, worry and coping for Black parents

Seanna Leath, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Black americans and police violence: trump signed a bill for police officers
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For Black Americans, higher police pay doesn’t mean fewer violent confrontations

Dr. Thaddeus L. Johnson, Criminology Professor
Police bodycam footage greeting sonya massey at her door
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Past Employers Questioned Integrity and Conduct of Deputy Who Killed Sonya Massey

The Intercept
Filming police is getting closer to being outlawed, police wrangling people during a protest with one using a chokehold.
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New Louisiana Law Serves as a Warning to Bystanders Who Film Police: Stay Away or Face Arrest

Richard R Webster, Verite