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George Zimmerman sues Trayvon Martin’s parents, Ben Crump for $100 million

Larry Klayman, founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch and a former U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor is representing George Zimmerman in a lawsuit...

State’s Attorney’s Office program results in increase in repeat gun charges

State’s Attorney Foxx created Gun Crimes Strategies Unit upon taking office, embedded prosecutors in police districts. UChicago Crime Lab analysis shows significant impact.   CHICAGO –...

New map shows thousands of lynchings throughout American history

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In the century following the Civil War, as many as 5,000 people of color were murdered by...

Illinois prison bans Black history books

Officials Claim the Works are ‘Racial’ By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In the 1800s, many states in the Union adopted laws that prohibited...

Cyntoia Brown-Long memoir ‘Free Cyntoia’ provides inside look at prison

Cyntoia Brown-Long By Joy Doss, Special to the New Tri-State Defender Cyntoia Brown’s story sent waves of nausea across my stomach and a riptide of ire...

‘Angola 3’ prisoner who spent 43 years in solitary discusses memoir at UIC

As one of the “Angola Three,” political prisoner Albert Woodfox spent 43 years in solitary confinement, the longest time served by any prisoner in...

Know the System Panel Discusses Role of Associate Judges in the Criminal Justice System

Injustice Watch, a non-partisan, not-for-profit multimedia journalism organization, hosted the inaugural event in its “Know the System” series on Monday The panel is laying...

Chicago Police Department’s Gang Database Raises Concerns

By Todd St Hill and Tyler Zimmer Public scrutiny of the Chicago Police Department’s so-called “gang database” is increasing with each passing day—and that’s exactly...
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