The Crime Report (https://thecrimereport.org/author/jackatme/page/2/)
The recent decision to reject seven death penalty cases, as well as an absence of new cases and an ongoing review of death penalty practices, has many hoping for a change in federal policy.
The commission is seen as a necessary step towards achieving reforms and oversight in a scandal-riddled department that has, thus far, failed to produce results under a consent decree.
The new directive is an effort to end the kind of political interference with DOJ policies and practices witnessed during the Donald Trump administration.
While arrests for pot-related crimes have declined overall since 2012, people of color remain a target of biased policing for pot possession.
A spokesperson for New York’s police department said the agency was “focusing on addressing rumors, misinformation and concerns with vaccination” to persuade officers to get the vaccine.
A new report points to systemic and organizational failures that led to police misconduct and city-wide chaos.
The arrest of DEA agent Mark Ibrahim represent the first charges related to the January 6 riot to be filed against a law enforcement official.
Families reunited under President Joe Biden face limited resources, overextended relatives and no support.
The arrest of Tom Barrack adds a new name to the growing list of Trump associates and aides brought up on criminal charges.
The shooter cited both anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hatred and bias as the reasons for both the attack on the synagogue and the burning of a mosque.