criminal justice

East Lansing council urges Mich. AG drop charges against man shot by police

February 16, 2023 By Brandon Chew

This is the second time local lawmakers have asked AG Dana Nessel to drop the case against DeAnthony VanAtten.

Berta Cáceres’s family cheers murder conviction of a Honduran elite

July 12, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Roberto David Castillo Mejia, leader of the push for a dam opposed by Berta Caceras, convicted of murdering the activist in order to silence her.

Demands grow to free ‘Grace,’ Black teen jailed over homework

August 3, 2020 By Joel Wendland-Liu

A Michigan judge’s outrageous sentence is only one of the latest examples of the immoral school to prison pipeline destroying the lives of young people across America.

Black Women’s Lives Matter

July 21, 2020 By Judith Ezekiel

When Black women are killed, the ensuing protests—if they even occur—are tiny compared to when Black men are killed.

Cyntoia Brown released from prison after serving 15-years of a life sentence

August 7, 2019 By Michelle Zacarias

Her story remains glaring proof ongoing injustice in the criminal justice system.