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Thinking about Law Enforcement . Anthony batts i was born right here in the nations capital, washington, d. C. My mom was from North Carolina and came from a very large family that had a farm. My dads job got moved to the west coast which took us to San Francisco and then los angeles. My family separated at that time. My mom and i moved to a very tough part of the city southcentral los angeles. My mom struggled, and there were times that she would go without eating to make sure there was enough ...

Of a boy who looked like me dying over a jacket or a pair of shoes. My mom told me to grow up and be the person who makes a difference. My trajectory was not Law Enforcement particularly, it was to become an attorney. I wanted to get out of my environment. I want to help people by being a civil rights attorney. But i took a turn once or twice that put me on a different road. Brian lamb you tell a story about seeing a dead woman in an alley somewhere. How old were you and what was that about . An...

Thinking about Law Enforcement . Anthony batts i was born right here in the Nations Capital washington dc. My mom was from North Carolina and came from a very large family that had a farm. My dads job got moved to the west coast which took us to San Francisco and then los angeles. My family separated at that time. My mom and i moved to a very tough tart tough part of the city, southcentral los angeles. My mom struggled, and there were times that she would go without eating to make sure there was...

Who made the video being dragged to the van in the first place. And he believes he is friends with many gray had already sustained the spinal injuries that would already take his life. And well hear from the two advocates for the Police Officers who say otherwise. As we continue the protests for the hour and we have that and more starting with migez marquez. Video showing freddie gray minutes before his arrest the last time seen publicly and alive. It shows him not moving lying half in and half ...

The Baltimore Police department lined with barricades and officers protesters Standing Firm with their demand for justice. How do you take a man, put him in handcuffs and we hear the frustration of the community. We hear the angst and the hurt in the gray family. And we have an obligation to make sure that we are as open and transparent with this investigation as we can be. Reporter freddie grays mother shielding her face overcome with grief tuesday. Still unable to lay her son to rest. Police h...

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The latest report on the Nebraska Correctional System shows a decrease in the use of restrictive housing. The Office of Inspector General of Correctional Services has tracked the data and other prison practices since it was created in 2015 to oversee the states correctional system. The use of restricting a prisoners contact with others peaked at 423 in 2018 and has dropped most years since then, to 216 people in August. ...

In Mississippi, people face many barriers to restarting their lives after prison. Todays Rethinking Reentry Conference focuses on helping them succeed. Those who have organized the conference know firsthand how hard it can be to start over with a prison record. ...

West Virginias contracts with Aramark Correctional Services have come under scrutiny after a lawsuit brought by incarcerated residents, alleging they were regularly served spoiled milk and undercooked or rotten meat. Teri Castle, former criminal legal reform fellow at the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, alleged Aramark profits by cutting corners, and then makes more money when people are forced to buy extra food from the prison commissary, run by an out-of-state company, which in tur...