The video is blurred but is still disturbing. Roderick Brooks was chased down and had his life taken because someone believed he took detergent with a value of $1 on July 8th at a Dollar General. Certainly, Brooks’ life should have meant more than the possibility of detergent and that something as trivial as this resulted in the loss of human life in exchange for the preservation of soap....
Criminal Justice
Ok for context this conversation is taking place in a revocation hearing involving a Black male defendant who had an encounter with a police officer. The district court judge, Erika Ballou, a former defense attorney, is speaking empathetically to the man about why we have to make decisions that will not lead to us having to be encountered by police. Essentially she’s saying- police sometimes approach us when we...
A Hattiesburg, Mississippi Deputy Shot and killed a man yesterday evening. The victim, Corey Hughes, a Palmer’s Crossing resident, reportedly was mentally ill and in need of transport to Pine Grove Mental Healthcare. According to persons with knowledge and family members, the victim was in need of mental attention and the police were supposed to be there to transport them to Pine Grove Mental Healthcare. The incident occurred around...
The information provided is transcribed verbatim from the official gofundme for Donté Perez Jones with minor edits for publication. We are seeking the truth about the death of Donté Perez Jones. His life was cut short on 6-17-2022. This is the official page approved by his parents. The purpose of the gofundme is so that we can obtain a lawyer, an independent investigation, as well as an independent autopsy...
Judge Carlton Reeves could soon be the first Black chair of National Sentencing Commission
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Judge Carlton Reeves could soon become the first Black chair of the National Sentencing Commission. President Biden announced that this federal judge from Mississippi among a group of nominees. According to USA.gov, The U.S. Sentencing Commission studies and develops sentencing policies for the federal courts. The Commission serves as an information resource for Congress, the executive, the courts and the public on matters relating to federal crime and sentencing as...
