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When people envision environmental injustice, they likely think about nations deemed “developing” instead of “first world.” However, that binary fails to explain how the United States of America includes human crises like the Flint water crisis and similar water quality issues throughout the nation. When powerful officials mishandle information about the compromised environments in which […]

The highest ranking official in the Michigan health department has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the Flint water crisis. Nick Lyon is accused of not warning the public of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, which resulted in at least one death, according to the Chicago Tribune. Lyon’s charges signify the highest strike to […]

Philando Castille’s death was live streamed for millions as his girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, sat next to him in a car after he was shot by a police officer in Minnesota. It was easily one of the most visible instances of police violence to date. St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez, who shot Castille on July […]

Betty Shelby, the Tulsa Oklahoma Police officer who shot Terence Crutcher last week, has been charged with felony manslaughter in the first degree, according to CNN. 

A Virginia jury found former Portsmouth Officer Stephen Rankin guilty on a charge of voluntary manslaughter after shooting an unarmed William Chapman last year. The jury had the option to charge him with murder, but elected for a lesser charge after deliberating for two days, according to CBS News.

  The involuntary manslaughter charge against a Detroit police officer who mistakenly killed a 7-year-old girl during a raid was dropped by a judge on Friday. 

A star basketball player at Dallas’ Wilmer Hutchins High School was beat to death. Troy Causey was killed during what police say a fight that started over a video game. A Dallas County grand jury indicted 19-year-old Jonathan Tramaine Turner for manslaughter in connection to the beating.

Former Dallas Cowboys player Josh Brent was convicted of intoxication manslaughter for a car wreck that killed his close friend and teammate Jerry Brown. The December 2012 car accident occurred after a night of partying with fellow Cowboys players. 

Judge Debra Nelson has granted the prosecution’s request that in addition to second degree murder,  George Zimmerman also face manslaughter charges in the death of 17-year old Trayvon Martin. She has not decided if Zimmerman will face other lesser charges, such as third degree murder.

A New York judge threw out manslaughter charges against Officer Richard Haste, the man accused of killing unarmed 18 year-old Ramarley Graham. Prosecutors will present the case again to a grand jury. Graham’s mother reportedly yelled “they killed my child,” and was removed from the courtroom.

12 former FAMU band members have been charged with manslaughter in the hazing death of Robert Champion. The previous charge was felony hazing, but it has since been upgraded to manslaughter. Champion was brutally beaten after a football game.

The NYPD police officer that shot and killed unarmed teenager Ramarley Graham this past February has been indicted on manslaughter charges. Officers assumed incorrectly that Graham was carrying a gun, chased him into his home, and shot him in front of his family.