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Chief Timothy Evans Make Changes To Cook County’s Cash Bail System

CHICAGO (July 17, 2017) – Defendants who pose no danger to the public will be released from custody pending trial…
07.18.17
Voting Behind Bars

This article was first published in The Chicago Reporter. The gym could pass for any Election Day polling place. Two…
07.05.17
‘I Can’t Breathe:” Another Black Man Dies Begging For Air In Police Custody

A video reveals what led to Michael Sabbie's death in jail. Sabbie told corrections staff at least 19 times that…
10.06.16
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Hip-Hop Behind Bars: 24 Rappers Who Did Jail Time
07.21.16
“I’m Just Another Brother With A Uniform:” On-Duty Mailman Arrested By NYPD Says Camera Footage Saved Him

While video cameras captured the controversial arrest and Grays' compliance, what they didn't capture was what happened in the vehicle…
03.29.16
Black South Carolina Woman Dies After 27 Hours In Jail Without Water, Lawyer Says

Joyce Curnell, who was battling sickle-cell anemia, alcoholism and hypertension, was found dead in her cell just before 5 p.m.…
02.25.16
Michael Slager, Police Officer Who Killed Walter Scott, Released On $500,000 Bond

Because Slager's trial date isn't until October, lawyers argued that keeping him in jail was akin to punishing him for…
01.04.16
Brooklyn Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Jail For Imprisoning & Torturing Former Girlfriend

An ex-con who brutally tortured his ex-girlfriend has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, Pix11 reports.
12.18.15
Man Who Says He Was Wrongly Arrested & Beaten During Protests Sues Baltimore Police

A man who was arrested during the Baltimore protests -- sparked by the death of a 25-year-old unarmed Black man…
11.20.15
D.C. To Pay $16.5 Million To Man Who Spent 27 Years In Jail For Crime He Didn’t Commit

In 1981, Gates was sentenced to prison for the rape and murder of Georgetown University student Catherine Schilling. In 2009,…
11.20.15
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