Plea Bargains Are a Tool of Racist Mass Incarceration
The U.S. bases an entire criminal legal system on backroom “deals” that are sure to end in convictions.
Source: truthout.org
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Police union presidential candidate got 20-hour pay suspension after pulling gun while off duty
Thomas "Tommy" Reyes, president of Miami's Fraternal Order of Police, was recently suspended while being investigated for pulling a gun on an erstwhile date in Tallahassee. A public records request by WLRN revealed he was eventually given a 20-hour unpaid suspension and a reprimand. He insists he was a victim.
Source: wlrn.org
Prosecution of accused cop killer raises questions about Kim Foxx's conviction integrity chief
Nancy Adduci faces accusations she withheld “a mountain of evidence” about the 2011 slaying of Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis.
Source: suntimes.com
Two mentally impaired men died in Suffolk police custody. Investigations protected the officers.
Two mentally impaired men died in Suffolk police custody. Investigations protected the officers. Police and prosecutors conducted flawed homicide probes in the deaths of Daniel McDonnell and Dainell Simmons, Newsday found.
Source: newsday.com
National Institute of Justice awards FIU $1M to improve investigation and prosecution of hate crimes
FIU has received nearly $9 million in grant funding for its prosecution research, including several significant awards from the MacArthur Foundation.
Source: fiu.edu