Criminal Justice

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Cameron Terrell thegrio.com
August 2, 2018
A wealthy white California teenager was who had joined the infamous Crips street gang was recently acquitted of a first-degree…
judge thegrio.com
July 2, 2018
[griojw id=”ki4WNJrd” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   A white judge’s racial disparity in sentencing people of color caused a Black Wisconsin state senator
Courtroom thegrio.com
June 27, 2018
[griojw id=”HS7LvCTS” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Some 35 years after getting away with a murder, Frank Gebhart was found guilty in the
May 3, 2018
Rapper Meek Mill, who was recently released from jail, landed an Amazon documentary deal that will give an inside look into the depth…
Meek Mill thegrio.com
April 25, 2018
Now that rapper Meek Mill is out of prison, writer Dustin Seibert has s few words of advice for the…
Annamaria Enenajor thegrio.com
April 6, 2018
In a move that will further magnify the country’s racial divide, the Canadian government has proposed changes to its criminal…
Jay Z thegrio.com
March 19, 2018
Jay-Z's label, Roc Nation, has now partnered with First Round Capital to invest $3 million into a “de-carceration” startup called Promise;…
Charlottesville Unite the Right Rally thegrio.com
March 16, 2018
DeAndre Harris was savagely attacked by white supremacists. He suffered a broken wrist a spinal injury, and a head laceration that…
Pipeline to Possibilities thegrio.com
January 18, 2018
Four judges in Texas work together to disrupt the school to prison pipeline
December 12, 2017
The former NFL star visited the facility 'to share a message of hope and inspiration'
November 25, 2017
Why does justice more often than not come up short for Black folks?
October 27, 2017
A Mississippi judge who barred a mother from seeing her baby for 14 months has stepped down.
October 17, 2017
Lamonte McIntyre was exonerated after spending time in prison for a crime he didn't commit, but the state isn't going…
July 27, 2017
One thing is certain, however: Giuliani would be a disaster for those who love justice.
May 21, 2017
A former senior DOJ official says ‘Shots Fired’ gets right what the AG gets wrong.
April 20, 2017
Aaron Hernandez, who reportedly hanged himself in his cell Wednesday morning, may have legally died an innocent man.
April 13, 2017
As part of a new "Raise the Age" initiative, New York has announced that it will no longer prosecute 16-…
March 28, 2017
Remember the name Aramis Ayala. She is a black woman and a Florida prosecutor who is taking a stand against
March 17, 2017
Andrew Wilson has been in prison for 32 years, but an LA judge tossed out his murder conviction and ordered…
February 9, 2017
President Donald Trump just signed three new executive orders, which he says are meant to usher in a "new era…