crime and punishment
Meet Myon Burrell, The Man That Sen. Amy Klobuchar May Have Wrongfully Convicted

A Minneapolis inmate who spent more than half his life so far behind bars says he was wrongfully convicted for murder and…
02.26.20
Philly’s First Black Female Police Chief Starts Amid Surge Of Homicides

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The new commissioner of the nation’s fourth-largest city police force will start work Monday amid a surge…
02.10.20
Jay-Z, Yo Gotti Address Dangerous Conditions At Mississippi Prisons

Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Roc Nation signee, Mario “Yo Gotti” Mims, used their platforms to amplify the troubling findings at…
01.16.20
Dallas DA Blasts Amber Guyger Judge Tammy Kemp Over Gag Order

Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot blasts Amber Guyger Judge Tammy Kemp over gag order controversy.
01.13.20
Questions About Mississippi Inmate Deaths Linger For Families

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Manslaughter isn’t supposed to be a death sentence. Nor is burglary. Nor is armed robbery, selling…
01.09.20
Mississippi Prison Deaths, Uprising Linked To Poor Conditions, Pay

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The leader of Mississippi’s underfunded prison system was pleading with lawmakers for money to hire more…
01.07.20
New York Inmate’s Suicide Once Again Shows Need For Prison Reform

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The final two months of Cachin Anderson’s life in New York’s prison system were filled with…
12.15.19
Mexican Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’ Convicted In New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, was convicted Tuesday of running an industrial-scale…
02.12.19
Lawsuit Says Power Failure At New York Jail Was ‘Humanitarian Crisis’

NEW YORK (AP) — A weeklong power failure at a federal detention center in New York City spawned a humanitarian…
02.05.19
Death Row Inmate Executed In Murder Of Houston Police Officer

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A 61-year-old Texas inmate was executed Wednesday evening for killing a Houston police officer more than…
01.31.19
Man Who Fired Into Police Station Gets 195 Years, Although He Didn’t Fire Shot That Killed Officer

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A gunman sentenced to 195 years in prison for an attack on a police station…
01.11.19
Serial Killer’s Detailed Memory May Link Him To More Than 40 Murders

DALLAS (AP) — A 78-year-old inmate who says he killed roughly 90 people as he moved around the country for…
11.29.18
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