criminal justice
East Lansing council urges Mich. AG drop charges against man shot by police
February 16, 2023This is the second time local lawmakers have asked AG Dana Nessel to drop the case against DeAnthony VanAtten.
Read moreBerta Cáceres’s family cheers murder conviction of a Honduran elite
July 12, 2021Roberto David Castillo Mejia, leader of the push for a dam opposed by Berta Caceras, convicted of murdering the activist in order to silence her.
Read moreDemands grow to free ‘Grace,’ Black teen jailed over homework
August 3, 2020A Michigan judge’s outrageous sentence is only one of the latest examples of the immoral school to prison pipeline destroying the lives of young people across America.
Read moreBlack Women’s Lives Matter
July 21, 2020When Black women are killed, the ensuing protests—if they even occur—are tiny compared to when Black men are killed.
Read moreCyntoia Brown released from prison after serving 15-years of a life sentence
August 7, 2019Her story remains glaring proof ongoing injustice in the criminal justice system.
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