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Ferguson Judge Forced Out; UN Slams US Kids’ Life Sentences; L.A. Police Killing Mentally Ill Homeless Man Protested
Ferguson “Debtors’ Prison” Judge Resigns as State Supreme Court Takes Reins . Brockmeyer was criticized in the Justice Department report for bringing in millions through “creative” fines and fees and unjustly jailing traffic defendants, while clearing similar tickets for himself and friends. He also reportedly owed $170,000 in unpaid taxes.
Cruel and Inhuman: UN Slams US as Only Nation that Sentences Children to Die In Prison. Approximately 2,500 people in the U.S. are currently serving life sentences without parole for crimes allegedly committed as juveniles, the Sentencing Project finds. These sentences reflect—and reinforce—racial disparities in U.S. society.
Protests Rise Over Los Angeles Police Killing of Mentally Ill, Black Homeless Man. After the Los Angeles Police Department was caught on a viral video shooting and killing Charley “Africa” Keunang, protesters are outraged at the death of another Black man at the hands of law enforcement and call for changes in the way police deal with the mentally ill.
