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

[blueharvest]

A Massachusetts man wrongfully convicted of murder was awarded $13 million. He won't get all of it

A Massachusetts man who spent 27 years in jail for a murder he claims that he didn't commit has been awarded $13 million by a jury.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

A white Kansas detective accused of terrorizing Black women for decades goes on trial

If a jury convicts him, he could die in prison

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

US shuts down prisons amid scrutiny over sexual abuse and crisis of suicides

Bureau of Prisons closes California facility and suspends operations at six others as rights activists call for clemency

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Bureau of Prisons agrees to court monitor, public acknowledgement of staff-on-inmate sexual abuse

A legal settlement in the wake of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse will force the federal Bureau of Prisons to open its doors to a court-appointed monitor and publicly acknowledge pervasive misconduct at its now-shuttered women’s prison in California.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Minnesota jail sued for ‘torture’ of inmate held without food or water in cell

Jail administrators denied inmate basic necessities for days and failed to document abuse, according to lawsuit

www.independent.co.uk

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Location data firm helps police find out when suspects visited their doctor

Leaked form shows how Fog Data helps cops find where suspects have been and when.

arstechnica.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

'Obeying the tyrant': Internet skewers Wray and calls resignation 'huge disservice' to FBI

The internet swiftly reacted as FBI Director Christopher Wray announced he would step down before Donald Trump entered the White House.Trump, who appointed Wray, blamed the FBI head for "invading my home at Mar-a-Lago" as part of an investigation into Trump's potential mishandling of classified...

www.rawstory.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

Maybe Trump had some kind of dirt on him.

 

[blueharvest]

Jury Awards $34M To Woman After Finding Vegas Police Fabricated Evidence

A federal jury in Las Vegas has awarded more than $34 million to Kristin Lobato, who served more than 15 years in prison for a 2001 killing she did not commit.

www.huffpost.com

 

[blueharvest]

Indiana is set to execute its first inmate in 15 years

Joseph Corcoran, 49, has been on Indiana’s death row since 1999

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

US confidence in judicial system dropped to record low this year, data shows

Only a few countries, including Venezuela and Syria, have experienced larger drops in confidence in their courts

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Survivors of prison sexual abuse scandal ask Biden for clemency: ‘Give us a chance’

Incarcerated women seek relief after exposing harassment, retaliation and assault by staff

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Terrorists are being shipped out of Guantanamo Bay after admitting to Asian bombing

The two Malaysian men’s transfers leave 27 detainees in custody at the U.S. naval base

www.independent.co.uk

 

[squeekness]

Terrorists are being shipped out of Guantanamo Bay after admitting to Asian bombing

The two Malaysian men’s transfers leave 27 detainees in custody at the U.S. naval base

www.independent.co.uk

They should all be released.

 

[blueharvest]

Spate of high-profile US death penalty cases fuels public outrage and anger

Concerns rise over whether executions can be done ‘fairly and accurately’ as condemned prisoners make credible claims of innocence

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

Spate of high-profile US death penalty cases fuels public outrage and anger

Concerns rise over whether executions can be done ‘fairly and accurately’ as condemned prisoners make credible claims of innocence

www.theguardian.com

The death penalty should be repealed, too many innocent people getting executed.

 

[blueharvest]

The death penalty should be repealed, too many innocent people getting executed.

Also, the death penalty costs a lot more than just keeping someone in prison for life.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[blueharvest]

Former Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery in cash-for-badges scheme

A former Virginia sheriff has been convicted on federal bribery charges for deputizing individuals in exchange for cash payments

abcnews.go.com

 

[blueharvest]

Ohio lawmakers approve charging up to $750 for police and jail videos

People seeking copies of police and jail videos in Ohio may have to pay up to $750 per department if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a measure approved by the state legislature

www.independent.co.uk

 

[squeekness]

Ohio lawmakers approve charging up to $750 for police and jail videos

People seeking copies of police and jail videos in Ohio may have to pay up to $750 per department if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a measure approved by the state legislature

www.independent.co.uk

Just another gift? Or trying to make it so expensive so no one will ask?