criminal justice
Florida executed Kayle Bates, a 67-year-old convicted murderer, marking the state’s 10th execution in 2025—the most in a single year. Bates was convicted of abducting and killing Janet White in 1982. His appeals, including arguments of racial discrimination and mental impairment, were denied. Florida now leads the nation in executions this year, with two more […]
Five Chicago police officers will not face charges after firing 96 rounds and killing 26-year-old Dexter Reed during a 2024 traffic stop. Prosecutors cited Reed’s illegal weapon and that he fired first, but the family alleges police escalation and failure to provide medical aid. The officers, in plainclothes and unmarked cars, were part of a […]
Freedom Reads, a nonprofit founded by formerly incarcerated poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts, is transforming prisons through literature. The organization has installed nearly 500 handcrafted mini-libraries in 50 correctional facilities, offering 280,000 books to inmates. The libraries, built by former inmates and designed to contrast prison architecture, foster introspection and community. Inmate Maria Montalvo […]
Wendy Stone of Rochester pleaded guilty to hiding her deceased boyfriend’s body for nine months to continue collecting his Social Security and SNAP benefits. Stone moved his body to the basement and poured bleach over it to mask the smell. She fraudulently received over $9,000 in public funds and faces up to 10 years in […]
Actor Morgan Freeman and criminal justice Professor Linda Keena at the University of Mississippi are donating $1 million to establish a Center for Evidence-Based Policing and Reform. The center will be the only one of its kind in Mississippi and one of only a few in the nation, the university said in its news release. The […]
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