Minor held in death of 14-year-old girl shot after school in church yard
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Police in Alabama say a juvenile is charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was...
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....
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