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Tag: criminal justice system

Supreme Court
Posted inNational

Supreme Court Decision Greatly Diminishes Ineffective Counsel Defense

by Stacy M. Brown May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that state prisoners may not present new evidence in federal court to support claims that their counsel was ineffective in violation of the Constitution.

Kyle Rittenhouse (right) listens during his murder trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Nov. 15. The 18-year-old is accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest over police brutality in Kenosha in August 2020.
Posted inOpinion

WILLIAMS: A Tale of Two Cities

by WI Guest Author December 1, 2021
Kyle Rittenhouse (Courtesy photo)
Posted inOpinion

JESSE JACKSON: Our Criminal Justice System Needs Dramatic Reform

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. December 1, 2021
Courtesy of splcenter.org
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: Let Prisoners Go During COVID-19 Pandemic

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. April 27, 2020December 21, 2021
Courtesy of ACLU
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Inmates Detail Life Inside During Pandemic

by Stacy M. Brown April 1, 2020December 21, 2021
African Americans account for 25 percent of the 12 million jail admissions every year. (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inNational

Jails, Prisons Struggle with Spread of Coronavirus

by WI Guest Author March 30, 2020December 21, 2021
**FILE** Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy speaks during the State of Justice Symposium in College Park, Maryland, on Sept. 10, 2019. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPrince George's County, William J. Ford

Prince George’s Co. Set to Release 50 Inmates to Help Slow Coronavirus Outbreak

by William J. Ford March 19, 2020December 21, 2021
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Posted inHealth

Children of Incarcerated Parents Demanding Action in Consideration of the Coronavirus Pandemic

by WI Guest Author March 18, 2020December 21, 2021
Martin Luther King III
Posted inBlack Experience

MLK III Advocates on Behalf of Alabama Death Row Inmate

by WI Guest Author March 4, 2020December 21, 2021
Jarrett Adams (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)
Posted inBlack Experience

Jarrett Adams: Falsely Accused Man Reenters Society as Attorney

by WI Guest Author February 18, 2020December 21, 2021

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