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A new investigation reveals gun seizures under Bowser's police department broke the law
A sit down with Washington City Paper editor, Mitch Ryals, on the recent investigation that revealed 19 MPD officers are under criminal investigation…
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justice from the frontlines: Nov. 7, 2022
new D.C. criminal code passes first vote The D.C. Council unanimously voted to rewrite the city’s criminal code, but it must pass a second vote in two…
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A justice system that protects whiteness not democracy
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The myth of a fair jury: how racial bias excludes Black jurors
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justice from the frontlines: Oct. 31, 2022
Doctor charged with prison manslaughter; New Bureau of Prisons Chief promises change; Manhattan DA prosecutes domestic violence victim he ran on…
Justice from the frontlines: Oct. 24, 2022
imprisoned pregnant women may get more protection from bill; death row man killed despite mental health concerns; police to use robots armed with…
justice on the frontlines Oct. 10
Biden cannabis pardons free no one in Feds for Cannabis crime; FBI reports inaccurate crime statistics; NYPD illegally sends innocent people to Rikers
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The Intricate Functioning of the Prison Industrial Complex in Atlanta and Beyond
12 months after 2020's protests rocked ATL, the city got a massive police training center
COVID-19 Mismanagement: A Fractured Prison System
Covid has claimed more than 2,700 lives behind bars and infected 1 out of every 3 people in prison, a report from the Prison Policy Initiative rated…
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