Tag: Jail
Demaryius Thomas’s grandmother Minnie Pearl prison sentences commuted by President Obama
President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 214 prisoners on Wednesday. According to Fox News, it was the "largest batch of commutations on a...
Police Leaders Join Forces To Cut Mass Incarceration
They're not the usual suspects in the movement to end mass incarceration — but 130 police chiefs, sheriffs and prosecutors have launched a new...
The Family of Sandra Bland Filed a Lawsuit against two Waller...
HOUSTON — The family of Sandra Bland, the Illinois woman found dead in a Texas jail cell last month, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in...
Officer Ray Tensing Indicted in the Shooting Death Samuel DuBose
CINCINNATI (AP) A University of Cincinnati officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate has been indicted...
Sandra Bland ~ Prairie View A&M Official Statement
Prairie View A&M University has been closely monitoring news reports regarding the tragic death of our alumna, Sandra Bland. Throughout the past few days,...