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HBO to Air Documentary on Criminal Justice Warrior Bryan Stevenson

HBO is set to air a documentary on the life of Bryan Stevenson, an Alabama public interest attorney who has led a fight against inequality for African Americans in the U.S.’s criminal justice system. The network announced Monday that “True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality” will debut June 26 on the premium cable network and on their streaming platforms. Produced and directed by Peter Kunhardt, George Kunhardt and Teddy Kunhardt, “True Justice” chronicles Stevenso

Why Does Our Justice System Fight So Hard to Keep Innocent People Behind Bars?

Joshua Holland

Mar 24, 2020

Why Does Our Justice System Fight So Hard to Keep Innocent People Behind Bars?

In the criminal-justice system romanticized by Hollywood films, those convicted of crimes are generally guilty. And a protagonist need only prove that someone’s been wrongly imprisoned to get them freed by a judiciary that values truth and justice. The scrappy investigative reporter, jaded detective, or overmatched defense attorney comes up with the key piece of evidence that proves beyond doubt that someone has been wrongly convicted, and in the next scene that person walks

Michigan State Police targeting aggressive car, truck drivers this week

NB Media

Mar 24, 2020

Michigan State Police targeting aggressive car, truck drivers this week

(WXYZ) — Beginning this week, Michigan State Police will crack down on truck safety enforcement along the I-94 corridor between Jackson and Detroit. The campaign, Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks, aims to reduce crashes, fatalities and serious injuries between passenger vehicles and commercial drivers. “Crashes between commercial motor vehicles and passenger vehicles often result in serious and fatal injuries,” said Dr. Daniel Blower, chair of the Michigan Truck Safety Co

Muskegon jail inmate death followed 15 seizures in cell

Ken Kolker

Mar 24, 2020

Muskegon jail inmate death followed 15 seizures in cell

MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — The death of inmate Paul Bulthouse at the Muskegon County Jail was ruled natural. The cause of death: seizures. That’s what the death certificate says. That’s what the sheriff said in a news release. But a Target 8 investigation found the jail had deprived the inmate of a critical medication prescribed by his doctor, and that Bulthouse suffered 15 seizures over more than three hours, all unnoticed by guards, while in a close-observation cell. Bulthous

Judge Aaron Persky, who gave Brock Turner lenient sentence in rape case, recalled from office

Christal Hayes and John Bacon

Mar 24, 2020

Judge Aaron Persky, who gave Brock Turner lenient sentence in rape case, recalled from office

The controversial judge who sparked outrage after offering a lenient sentence to Brock Turner, a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual assault, was recalled from office Wednesday — becoming the first California jurist recalled from the bench in 86 years. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, 56, became the target of a recall after sentencing Turner, who could have faced 14 years in prison, to only six months behind bars. While the now-famous 2