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Mississippi police department that caused mistrial has ‘competency issues’ in its investigations unit, expert says
Brookhaven hired an independent investigator last month after a grand jury cited a number of issues within the police department, including a “lack of professionalism.” By Janelle Griffith On September 21, 2023 The Mississippi police department that recently caused a mistrial in a case that drew national attention has “competency issues” in its investigations unit that impede the department’s…
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Uninvited and Unaccountable: How CBP Policed George Floyd Protests
Thousands of pages of newly released documents detail CBP’s involvement in policing the 2020 racial justice protests. By Prem Thakker On September 21, 2023 AT THE OUTSET of the coronavirus pandemic, Customs and Border Protection encouraged officers to consider more lethal force when making arrests to protect themselves against the highly contagious virus, according to newly…
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Police suggested charging a child for her explicit photos. Experts say the practice is common
By Claudia Lauer, Samantha Hendrickson On September 21, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When an Ohio father learned that his 11-year-old daughter had been manipulated into sending explicit photos to an adult, he turned to the police for help. But instead of treating the girl as a crime victim, an officer seemingly threatened to charge her…
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Wrongful deaths, beatings, false arrests alleged in lawsuits against Rapides law enforcement
Plaintiffs blame jailhouse murder, overdose and suicide on lack of oversight By Frances Madeson and Greg Larose On September 20, 2023 A string of lawsuits lays out allegations of death, violence, negligence and unwarranted arrests, stops and searches against Rapides Parish law enforcement in recent years. Plaintiffs point fingers at leadership for permitting a climate…
Read MoreZero-bail policy goes into effect in LA County
The zero-bail system, officially dubbed by the Los Angeles Superior Court as Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols, or PARP, largely eliminates the existing cash bail system for all but the most serious of crimes. By City News Service On October 1, 2023 Los Angeles County will officially move to a zero-bail system today, ending the years-long standard of…
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NC prison staffer sounds alarm on overcrowding, neglect of basic prisoner health and safety
Email describes disturbing, inhumane conditions at Scotland Correctional Institution By Kelan Lyons On September 27, 2023 A prison so packed that people on suicide watch are sleeping in 5-by-5-foot holding cages. A disabled Vietnam veteran sent to segregation after his peers attacked him. Incarcerated people spending months in solitary confinement, not because of misconduct inside…
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Texas prison guards under criminal investigation over hospitalized inmate
By Paul Flahive On September 25, 2023 The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said its officers used excessive force and have asked the Inspector General to criminally investigate a Sept. 5 incident that saw 13 guards terminated or resign and an inmate still in hospital more than two weeks later. Get TPR’s best stories of…
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Incarcerated deaths, despair and a billion dollar prison price tag
Last week, more individuals in ADOC prisons continued to leave in body bags than parole. By Patrick Darrrington On September 25, 2023 As parole is repeatedly denied and incarcerated people are subjected to deaths, alleged beatings and medical neglect, the Alabama Department of Corrections is intent on spending over a billion in taxpayer dollars on…
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Sentence reductions will survive court’s overturn of reform law, attorneys say
by Richard A. Webster On September 25, 2023 Earlier this month, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued a ruling that, at first glance, appeared to be a major blow to criminal justice reformers seeking to shrink the state’s bloated prison population. But experts say it didn’t completely shut the door on efforts to reduce long sentences and may have…
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