criminal justice
Groups demand pardon for Scott Sisters in Mississippi
September 21, 2010A rally last week in Jackson, Miss., called for freedom for Jamie and Gladys Scott, two Black women given double life sentences in 1992 for allegedly being accessories to an armed robbery in which $11 was...
Read morePolicing by skin color
July 29, 2010Nearly 9 out of 10 people in New York City charged in marijuana arrests are Black or Latino, even though whites are the heaviest users of pot.
Read moreHouse to vote on crack-cocaine sentencing laws
July 28, 2010The House of Representatives may take action this week to drastically reduce inequality in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine users.
Read moreMovement for justice for Oscar Grant maps next steps
July 14, 2010INGLEWOOD, Calif. - At Chuco's Justice Center here, more than 50 people met this week to discuss the next steps in the movement for justice for Oscar Grant III.
Read moreEx-inmates need across-the-board help, panelists say
April 27, 2010Alameda County elected officials, law enforcement officials, community organizations and current and former inmates came together April 22, to consider how best to help former prisoners.
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