Discussion: Criminal Justice, Prison Reform, Police Reform, and Other Criminal Justice Issues

[MagnarTheGreat]

Justice Dept., Citing Streetsblog, Threatens to Sue NYPD Over Cops' Sidewalk Parking - Streetsblog New York City

The city is now facing a major civil rights suit from the Biden Administration if it doesn't eliminate illegal parking by cops and other city workers.

nyc.streetsblog.org

 

[blueharvest]

Justice Dept., Citing Streetsblog, Threatens to Sue NYPD Over Cops' Sidewalk Parking - Streetsblog New York City

The city is now facing a major civil rights suit from the Biden Administration if it doesn't eliminate illegal parking by cops and other city workers.

nyc.streetsblog.org

Finally some accountability for the NYPD. Hopefully.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Cops Are Now Using AI to Generate Police Reports

The dreaded law enforcement contractor Axon has pioneered a new software for writing police reports, but critics are wary of its impacts.

gizmodo.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Ex-cop accused of killing 2 people, kidnapping son found dead after a police chase in Oregon

Police said a former police officer suspected of killing two people and abducting his son near the Washington-Oregon state line is dead following a high-speed chase.

www.scrippsnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Ex-cop accused of killing 2 people, kidnapping son found dead after a police chase in Oregon

Police said a former police officer suspected of killing two people and abducting his son near the Washington-Oregon state line is dead following a high-speed chase.

www.scrippsnews.com

Well, at least the baby is okay.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

Bleeding money from those who can't afford it.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

FBI data shows America is seeing a 'considerable' drop in crime. Trump says the opposite.

FBI data shows violent crime has been dropping in recent years after a spike in 2020, but Trump says crime is still 'out of control.'

www.usatoday.com

Police officer hiring in US increased in 2023 after years of decline

U.S. police departments have reported a year-over-year increase in sworn officers for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the police killing of George Floyd

abc7chicago.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

Why the hell is a Kardashian involved in this?

 

[blueharvest]

DOJ files lawsuit against Texas prison agency for denying religious accomodation

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against a Texas prison agency for allegedly denying religious accommodation to an employee over wearing a head covering. Franches Spears, who w…

thehill.com

 

[blueharvest]

Violent Crime Is Falling Nationwide — Here’s How We Know

Preliminary FBI data, however imperfect, confirms a sharp downward trend in crime, undercutting attempts to blame criminal justice reform for pandemic-era spikes in violence.

www.brennancenter.org

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Americans fear crime despite downward trends

With crime down, why do many Americans believe it's going up? Researchers say there are many reasons for the disconnect.

www.scrippsnews.com

 

[squeekness]

Americans fear crime despite downward trends

With crime down, why do many Americans believe it's going up? Researchers say there are many reasons for the disconnect.

www.scrippsnews.com

I'm sure terrible reports on the news don't help.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Emotions are disconnected from reality and facts, that's what Colbert mocked during the Bush years. All humans are guilty of this in some forms no matter their political persuasion.

Truthiness - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/16/business-leaders-chat-group-eric-adams-columbia-protesters/

 

[blueharvest]

US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?

An Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that prisoners who are hurt or killed on the job are often being denied the rights and protections offered to other American workers.

apnews.com

 

[squeekness]

US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?

An Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that prisoners who are hurt or killed on the job are often being denied the rights and protections offered to other American workers.

apnews.com

Slave labor.

 

[blueharvest]

Inside Georgia’s Crusade to Make Bail Unpayable

Rather than address its deadly jail system or predatory bail industry, the state has made mutual aid the enemy.

www.motherjones.com

 

[squeekness]

Inside Georgia’s Crusade to Make Bail Unpayable

Rather than address its deadly jail system or predatory bail industry, the state has made mutual aid the enemy.

www.motherjones.com

Somebody must be making money off of keeping people inside.

 

[blueharvest]

Tennessee's Governor Subverted Police Reforms After the Killing of Tyre Nichols

State Sen. London Lamar called it “a slap in the face.” It's part of a national pattern of attacks on democracy.

inthesetimes.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Mexico elects first female president with Claudia Sheinbaum as projected winner

A former mayor of Mexico City and an environmental scientist, Sheinbaum is a member of the ruling Morena party and will also be the first Mexican president of Jewish heritage.

www.nbcnews.com

When it comes to combating the country’s high levels of violence, Sheinbaum has said she plans on continuing her predecessor’s “hugs, not bullets” policy of not directly taking on criminal organizations that have gained control over large parts of Mexico as they fight for territory to traffic drugs into the U.S., make money from migrant smuggling and extort residents to fuel their illicit enterprise.

López Obrador’s policy has not significantly helped reduce killings over the past six years, as Mexican government data shows that at least 102,400 homicides have been reported in that period. But the data also shows that the strategy of López Obrador’s predecessors — pursuing drug lords in an all-out war — did not improve safety either.