Criminal Justice

Parents Turn in Their Sons After Seeing Surveillance Video of Robbery

Homeless Woman Sent to Prison for Sending Child to Better School Out of Her District

‘Out-of-Control’ 8 Year-old Handcuffed, Jailed for Two Hours for Throwing Tantrum

Marco McMillian’s Family and Gay Rights Advocates Call for Hate Crime Investigation

‘Smoking Gun’ Email Revealed in Michael Jackson Wrongful Death Suit

Murdered Clarksdale Mayoral Candidate Marco McMillian Was Beaten, Dragged, and Set on Fire

City Treasurer Stephanie Neely Calls for Version of “Stop and Frisk” Program in Chicago

Teen Convicted of Attacking Black Youth w/ Noose Ordered to Write Essay on Lynching

STUDY: Youth Incarceration Rates Have Dropped Dramatically

Openly Gay Mississippi Mayoral Candidate Found Dead

Remembering Trayvon Martin, and Protecting Our Youth

9 Year-Old Rapper’s Raunchy Videos Lead to Child Abuse Investigation

Chicago Police Set to File Charges Against Two Suspects in Hadiya Pendleton Shooting

Christopher Dorner is First Known Human Target of Drones on U.S. Soil

President Obama Will Visit Chicago This Friday to Address Gun Violence

Jesse Jackson Jr. Signs Plea Deal; Faces Significant Jail Time

Christopher Dorner, Subject of Police Manhunt, Calls Out LAPD in Manifesto

Grandson of Malcolm X Arrested by FBI Agents

Chicago Police Offering $40,000 Reward for Information on Hadiya Pendleton Shooting

Uruguay Offers Gun Owners Bikes and Computers in Exchange for Their Firearms

NYPD Handcuffs and Interrogates 7 Year-Old For HOURS Over Stolen $5

Latino Gang Members Arrested for Hate Crime Against Black Family

Chris Brown Is Being Investigated for Assault…Again…With Frank Ocean?!

Anti-Sagging Pants Ad Targets Black Youth; Warns of $300 Fine and Up to 3 Years in Prison?!

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Indicted on Corruption Charges

Chief Keef In Police Custody After Violating Probation

Abducted 5 Year-Old Philadelphia Girl Found ALIVE

Skittles and Cell Phones: An Update on Rekia Boyd’s Murder

1 in 5 Female College Students Experience Sexual Assault

Majority of Americans Think States Should Decide Whether to Legalize Marijuana; What Do You Think?

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