Tag: criminal justice

A lawsuit brought by the family of an autistic teen who died while in custody found the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office destroyed the disciplinary records of a deputy involved in the case.

Indigenous women and girls in Canada continue to face disproportionate levels of violence and insecurity rooted in colonialism.

Incarcerations, brutality, and torture are common in the U.S. Activists claim that this amounts to a war waged against racially marginalized, poor, and working-class people.

The Democratic platform fails in some respects to meet the demands of the moment and misses the opportunity to provide a home for the millions of Americans looking for transformational change of a criminal legal system rooted in white supremacy and racism.

New York’s Civilian Complaint Review Board made 212 requests for body-worn camera footage in May. The NYPD sent only 33 responses, according to a memo obtained by ProPublica.

Rather than getting tough on crime, justice agencies need to get smart on crime.

“No one – especially a judge – is above the law.”

After Chicago officials denied records requests from the police shooting, the attorney general’s office did little to push the city to make documents public.