The trial and Republicans' reaction speak to the country's racial divide. The TAKE with Averi Harper Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal has reignited a conversation about inequity in the justice system, ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — For the first time in San Francisco since Racial Justice Act became state law in 2021, a judge granted an RJA motion filed by public defenders, attorneys said. The San Francisco ...
When Jazmyn Taitingfong was a juvenile public defender, she saw firsthand how certain kids were criminalized for just being kids. She remembers one child who was accused of damaging property while ...
The Human Rights Watch stated, "Racial justice remained a pressing human rights concern in the United States in 2024. The US ratified the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of ...
The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) has long been at the forefront of revealing the hidden history of racial injustice in America, and its A History of Racial Injustice project is central to this ...
When Laila Aziz moved back to San Diego, the names on everyone’s lips were Brian Mason and Thabiti Wilson, the younger brothers of people she grew up with. They were both convicted of robbery murder, ...
OXFORD, Ohio -- Criminal justice reform is an issue that is raging in the United States. The nation faces very alarming rates of mass incarceration and heavy racial disparities. According to the ...
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department launched an investigation Thursday into the University of California system to determine if it ran afoul of federal law by engaging in racial or sex-based ...
Dec. 4 marks the 15th anniversary of the racially charged incident. Bryant Purvis was just 17 when he became a part of the "Jena Six." He and five other Black teens were accused and later convicted of ...
Federal Reserve Gov. Stephen Miran said Thursday that the central bank's forays into examining climate change and racial ...
In addition to dedicating $35 million to support affordable housing in Seattle and unveiling new websites to increase government transparency, the mayor focused on racial inequality in his State of ...