Why Gov. Barbour had to free Scott sisters
OPINION - After taking a major media pummeling for his comments and under increasing pressure to do something about the unjust double-life sentencing of two black sisters...
Ex-cop gets max sentence in Katrina shooting cover-up
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The sentence by U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance was the maximum allowed and nine months more than the sentencing guidelines recommended...
White ex-officer's 2 year sentence for Oscar Grant's death spurs protest
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Police made more than 150 arrests as a crowd broke windows and knocked down fences, protesting a Los Angeles court decision...
Teen white supremacist gang member sentenced to 3 yrs in prison
From The Victorville Daily Press - A teen member of a white supremacist gang received 3 years for hollering racial slurs, threatening and assaulting a black family...
Serial rapist blames victims: 'They took advantage of me'
From HipHopWired.com - Instead of apologizing to the victims for his actions, a convicted serial rapist instead blamed them for "taking advantage of him"...
Drug kingpin's ex-girlfriend gets 12 years after testifying
From The Philadelphia Daily News - A woman was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment after testifying against her ex-boyfriend and partner in a massive East Coast drug ring...
The latest Oscar Grant outrage: Sentencing delay for shooter
OPINION - The sentencing delay is part of the strategy to buy time to come up a plausible ground for appeal or the overturning of the conviction...
Teen sentencing still a national embarrassment
OPINION - The latest Supreme Court ruling banning life terms for juveniles who aren't guilty of murder is not nearly enough...
Lil Wayne sentencing postponed due to court fire
NEW YORK (AP) - Lil Wayne's already delayed jail term in a gun case abruptly got put off again because of a fire in the courthouse where he was due to be sentenced...
