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The police, prison and courts system are trying hard to place barriers in the way of our solidarity. For example, on the first day of Ryan’s case Bristol Crown Court prevented Ryan’s friends and supporters from entering the courtroom. The choice to close the public gallery was a direct ...
British Transport Police have. so far refused to bring a prosecution, claiming there is not sufficient evidence. The Coroner is yet to decide whether there should be n inquest into her death. Also, although the train company knows the identity of the racist assailant, they still refuse to rev...
And that’s when I started to panic. I hadn’t really considered the peril of a failed prosecution when Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg first announced charges against Trump related to the Stormy Daniels hush money scheme. Trump trials tend to pop up so often, and in so many different contexts,...
“Unfortunately, this marks the 40th prosecution of police officers for misconduct here in our county. And this is the ninth time that we’ve prosecuted a homicide case committed by a police officer. Eight of those cases involved black males, and one of those cases involved a black female,”...
He also said that a grand jury should have been used as the prosecution was being built. “I think it’s important to go through the right processes before charging someone,” Barr said. Some context: Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard on Wednesday announced 11 charges against Gar...
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Imagine if the Black Lives Matter rioters had weapons and immunity from prosecution. That's what they're talking about. Partisan law enforcement and partisan law enforcement, incidentally, is hardly without precedent. In fact, it's the rule in the third world. This is...
CLASP and Cities United are working to eliminate the violence in American cities related to African American men and boys by centering young Black men and promoting prevention instead of prosecution and intervention instead of incarceration. Our Ground. Our Voices Towards Economic Justice for Young Wom...