DOJ Probes MS Sheriff After Goon Squad' Torture of Two Black Men
The Justice Department has initiated a civil rights inquiry into a Mississippi sheriff's department after officers were reported to have...
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By Kalena Thomhave
Sep 182 min read
How Can Counties Reduce Racial Disparities In Criminal Justice?
Allegheny County, Pa., home to Pittsburgh, has reduced its jail population, but racial disparities persist, a trend reflected in jails...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 52 min read
Racial Disparities In Whose Killings Get Solved In St. Louis
Since 2012, five homicides have occurred along a single block in north St. Louis, with none of the perpetrators apprehended. Since 2007,...
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Crime and Justice News
May 241 min read
2021 Homicide Victimization Rate 27 Times Higher For Black Teens
Among teens ages 15 to 19, the rate for Black homicide victims in 2021 was 27 times the rate for white victims, concludes a new analysis...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 222 min read
Conservatives Say High Court Police Ruling Will Help Them Fight DEI
The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision last week in favor of a St. Louis police sergeant was almost universally cast as a win for...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 122 min read
Three Decades On, What Did O.J. Simpson Saga Mean?
The spectator mentality that riveted the nation's attention to the O.J. Simpson saga in 1994 and 1995 has since become an intrinsic part...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 112 min read
Study Says Sentencing Reforms Didn't Cut Prison Race Disparities
T The Black-white disparity in imprisonment has narrowed substantially over 20 years, but very little of the progress can be attributed...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 282 min read
San Francisco Apologizes To Blacks for Racism Ahead Of Crime Vote
Supervisors in San Francisco formally apologized Tuesday to African Americans and their descendants for the city’s role in perpetuating...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 91 min read
Black Women Face Sharply Higher Homicide Rate than White Women
Black women in the U.S. are six times more likely to be murdered on average than white women, researchers wrote Thursday in The Lancet....
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 52 min read
Police Violence Tied To Sleep Loss, Taser Injuries To Blacks
The effect of police violence on Black Americans is tracked in two new studies, with one tying police-involved deaths to sleep...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 52 min read
California Courts Slow to Adopt Mandate Eliminating Bias
In the two years since California passed a Racial Justice Act, attorneys and public defenders say there has been slow progress toward...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 8, 20233 min read
50 Places Have Policies To Reduce Racial Disparities In Criminal Justice
The U.S. experienced a 25% decline in its prison population between its peak year of 2009 and 2021. While all major racial and ethnic...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 16, 20231 min read
Report: Federal Sentencing Differences Often Hinge on Decisions About Probation Versus Inprisonment
The Sentencing Law and Policy blog summarized new research the U.S. Sentencing Commission that examined demographic differences in...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 28, 20231 min read
States Lock Up Blacks At Six Times The Rate Of Whites, PPI Says
On average, states lock up black people at six times the rate of white people, reports the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI). Many...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 22, 20232 min read
Once-Famous Murder Of TX Black Man James Byrd Is Mostly Forgotten
The brutal murder of James Byrd by three white men in 1998 once held the attention of the East Texas town of Jasper and the nation. The...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 13, 20231 min read
NJ State Police Disproportionately Stop Minorities Despite Reform
A preliminary study of more than 6 million cases of traffic stops by New Jersey state troopers found “concerning racial and ethnic...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 13, 20232 min read
Combating Racial Inequalities In The Criminal Justice System
In a webinar hosted by the Urban Institute and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, experts discussed a...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 20, 20232 min read
Blacks Overrepresented In Philadelphia Arrests, Charges
Black Philadelphians continue to be overrepresented in arrests and criminal charges compared to the broader population. That’s a key...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 15, 20232 min read
$25M Award To Ex-Starbucks Manager Fired After Blacks' Arrest
A federal jury awarded $25.6 million to a white Starbucks manager who was fired after police arrested two Black men at a Philadelphia...
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By Heaven LaMartz
May 26, 20233 min read
How Stepping Up Program Tries to Advance Racial Equity, Minimize Disparities
A national program aimed at jailing fewer people with mental illness can confront racism in the criminal justice system by understanding...
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