Mother of infant allegedly killed by eight-year-old denies kids left alone
Juvenile advocates and legal experts warn the case will be challenging because of the boy’s age whether justice system is right place for him...
View ArticleAlabama mom disputes story after boy, 8, allegedly beat one-year-old girl to...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A woman charged in the death of her infant daughter -- who authorities say was killed by an 8-year-old boy -- disputes allegations that she left the children home alone, her...
View Article8-Year-Old Held in Death of 1-Year-Old in Alabama
The charging of an 8-year-old boy in the killing of a 1-year-old girl in Alabama prompted questions about juvenile justice and how the authorities should approach these rare cases. ......
View ArticleAP reveals hidden horror of sex assaults by K-12 students
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Chaz Wing was 12 when they came after him. The classmates who tormented him were children, too, entering the age of pimples and cracking voices. Eventually, he swore under oath, the...
View ArticleEnsuring Equal Educational Opportunities for English Learner Students (US...
(Source: US Department of Justice) Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Courtesy of Eve Hill, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division In 2000, Congress...
View Article80-year-old woman struck by vehicle in Greenfield
By of the Journal Sentinel An 80-year-old Greenfield woman was critically injured Tuesday evening when she was struck by a vehicle in the 7600 block of W. Cold Spring Road, according to Greenfield...
View ArticleKRISTINE
It’s autumn of 2010 and I’m standing in the exact spot where ten-year-old Kristine Mihelich was found dead as fucking winter in 1977, her newly plum-colored face a muted beacon in the freshly fallen...
View ArticleChicago mayor apologizes for teen's death, vows reforms
By Don Babwin, The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Rahm Emanuel, known for keeping vise-like control over Chicago and his own political image, finds himself in the weakest position of his long...
View ArticleOIP Releases New Guidance for Agency Still-Interested Inquiries (US...
(Source: US Department of Justice) Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Courtesy of Eve Hill, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division In 2000, Congress...
View Articlecity to pay $6 million after 12-year-old's death
On November 22, 2014, Tamir Rice was throwing snowballs and playing with a toy pellet gun in a Cleveland park when a police car rolled into the snowy field. Within two seconds of getting out of his...
View ArticleFOIA Training Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2016 (US Department of Justice)
(Source: US Department of Justice) Wednesday, August 26, 2015 Celebrating Access Today: 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act Courtesy of Deputy Assistant Attorney General Eve Hill of...
View ArticleInvestigation reveals the hidden horror of student sex assaults
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Chaz Wing was 12 when they came after him. The classmates who tormented him were children, too, entering the age of pimples and cracking voices. Eventually, he swore under oath, the...
View ArticleDeaths and Disappearances
Summary No one here reports to police because they fear for their lives. . . . There are people who have been missing for more than nine months. Some are taken for a few weeks or days for questioning...
View ArticleHome sales poised to cap a strong year
By of the Journal Sentinel Sales of existing homes in Wisconsin jumped 11.1% in September, and the median price rose 4.3%, continuing a strong 2015 and keeping the state on pace for its best sales year...
View ArticleEvery 25 Seconds
Summary Neal Scott may die in prison. A 49-year-old Black man from New Orleans, Neal had cycled in and out of prison for drug possession over a number of years. He said he was never offered treatment...
View ArticleUW-Eau Claire pitches plan to increase four-year graduations
By of the Journal Sentinel In an effort to graduate more students in four years, reduce their debt and ensure they have what they need to be successful early in their careers, the University of...
View ArticleClosed Doors
Summary Gang violence has plagued Central America’s “Northern Triangle” countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras for more than a decade. Children are particularly targeted by gangs in these...
View ArticleHow an inmate’s second chance was yanked away after officials discovered...
BURLINGTON — By Rene Lima-Marin’s accounting, his first stretch in prison as a young man wasn’t easy, but now he’s doing harder time: At 37, his absence from a wife and two children — and the memory of...
View ArticleCOMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONSIDERS REPORT OF AFGHANISTAN
26 April 2017 This afternoon, the Committee against Torture completed the review of the second periodic report of Afghanistan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture...
View ArticleHidden horror: Thousands of students sexually assaulted in US
BRUNSWICK: Chaz Wing was 12 when they came after him. The classmates who tormented him were children, too, entering the age of pimples and cracking voices. Eventually, he swore under oath, the boys...
View ArticleFearful 78-year-old woman accidentally shoots herself
By Jesse Garza A 78-year-old Burlington woman accidentally shot herself Friday after arming herself with a handgun when she became afraid, according to the Racine County Sheriff's Office. The woman was...
View ArticleMan shot to death on Milwaukee's north side
By of the Journal Sentinel A 25-year-old man was shot to death Wednesday afternoon on Milwaukee's north side, police said. The shooting was reported shortly before 4 p.m. in the 1100 block of W....
View ArticleJames Bailey Is a Liar. Is He a Murderer?
1. Ruth Robinson met James Bailey by accident. Robinson, a 39-year-old lawyer from Birmingham, Alabama, was trying to schedule a legal visit at Holman Correctional Facility with an inmate named Bailey....
View ArticleHow America Outlawed Adolescence
One Monday morning last fall, at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, a 16-year-old girl refused to hand over her cellphone to her algebra teacher. After multiple requests, the...
View ArticleRichland County search for 5-year-old girl continues
By Don Walker A day before key figures plan to meet in Madison to try to reach agreement on an arena financing plan, the president of the Milwaukee Bucks said a deal needed to be finalized in 10 days....
View ArticleAmber Alert issued for 9-year-old last seen in Green Bay
By of the Journal Sentinel Officials have issued an Amber Alert for a 9-year-old boy last seen in Green Bay Tuesday night. The child, Donovin Johnston, may be with his mother, Connie Smiley, 33,...
View Article92% of Foster Care, Poor Kids Prescribed Antipsychotics Get Them For...
Photo credit: Dai Sugano/ The San Jose Mercury News/Bay Area News Group The release in late March of an�alarming new report�by federal investigators has confirmed in shocking new detail what has been...
View Article“The Nail That Sticks Out Gets Hammered Down”
Summary “In the world there are some weird people,” my high school health teacher said to introduce the lesson. Then she said sex between boys was the main cause of AIDS so we should stay away from...
View ArticleDemonetisation, surgical strike, Jaya’s death made headlines in 2016
New Delhi: Demonetisation, attack on Indian Air Force Base in Pathankot, imposition of liquor ban in Bihar, fire in Puttingal temple in Kerala, the terrorist attack in Uri and Manipur activist Irom...
View Article“Call Me When He Tries to Kill You”
Map of Kyrgyzstan Summary Gulnara B. and her husband lived together for 15 years before he began brutally attacking her in 2003. One evening in 2012, he returned to their Bishkek home after a school...
View ArticleTeen sought in Racine shooting that wounded 52-year-old man
By of the Journal Sentinel Racine police are investigating an attempted homicide that left a 52-year-old man injured Sunday. Officials responded to a reported shooting in the 1100 block of Dr. Martin...
View ArticleUS: 17,000 students sexually assaulted by classmates in 4 years
Brunswick: Chaz Wing was 12 when they came after him. The classmates who tormented him were children, too, entering the age of pimples and cracking voices. Eventually, he swore under oath, the boys...
View ArticleHuman Rights Priorities for Somalia’s New Government
The creation of a new government in Somalia in March 2017 provides an important opportunity to address with international support many of the country's pressing human rights problems. Successive Somali...
View ArticleThe Harrowing Story of Life Inside Alabama's Most Sadistic Christian Bootcamp...
It was October 2011, and Captain Charles Kennedy, a veteran policeman, was in the main office at the Restoration Youth Academy (RYA), a Christian home for troubled teens in Prichard, Alabama, when he...
View ArticleBoxed In
Summary We all have to live in the borders of the boxes our dads or husbands draw for us. —Zahra, 25-year-old Saudi woman, April 7, 2016 It can mess with your head and the way you look at yourself. How...
View ArticleKick off Sunshine Week with a Celebration of FOIA Professionals (US...
(Source: US Department of Justice) Wednesday, February 11, 2015 "Did you ever get to see an elephant in the wild before they became extinct?" By John Cruden, Catherine Novelli and Dan Ashe "Did you...
View Article“Bound by Brotherhood”
Summary This is what I have to say about the wounds on the body of the said accused. Since he was a hard core criminal, he refused to give any information. It was essential to get that information from...
View Article“Did you ever get to see an elephant in the wild before they became extinct?”...
(Source: US Department of Justice) Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Pilot Programs Are Key to our Countering Violent Extremism Efforts Courtesy of the Attorney General The Department of Justice (DOJ),...
View ArticleAlabama baby’s death raises questions about child's criminal responsibility
Alabama is one of 30 states with no minimum age as case hinges on account of six-year-old who was also in eight-year-old’s care the night Kelci Lewis was killed...
View ArticleCelebrating Access Today: 25th Anniversary Year of the Americans with...
(Source: US Department of Justice) Building Trust Between Law Enforcement and the Communities they Serve and Protect Attorney General Eric Holder with Students and Police Officers on Building Community...
View ArticleAaron Johnson's Story as a Lifer in Alabama Prison Is Exhibit A in Why We ...
We have to rethink the cruelty of our incarceration system. Editor's Note: After three hung-jury mistrials, Aaron Lamont Johnson was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole for an...
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