NEW JERSEY — A disturbing video has surfaced showing officers pounding an innocent man in his face while yelling “Stop resisting!” Police originally claimed that Marcus Jeter of Bloomfield, NJ was trying to “escape” from them when they pulled him over. They also claimed that he was “resisting” and trying to “assault” them. It turns … Read more
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has released a new study showing that at least 51% of the reported sexual assaults in prison involve guards and staff. The guards and staff involved in the reports are rarely if ever prosecuted. Only 1% of the staff responsible for the sexual misconduct has been convicted. The majority … Read more
Alternet | by Aviva Stahl Ojore Lutalo, a Black Liberation activist who had formerly spent nearly three decades in prison, was traveling on an Amtrak train back to his home in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The woman sitting in front of Lutalo, who was eavesdropping on his conversation, reported hearing alarming remarks to train staff. When the … Read more
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA: A major new study has revealed disturbing insights into how many young American males are now being arrested across the nation. According to the study, nearly half of black males and 40% of white males in the United States are arrested by age 23. Just one arrest can ruin someone’s life, … Read more
2013/11/22 “You just took over three years of my life.” NEW YORK — A young teenager spent three years in the infamously violent Rikers Island prison complex without ever being convicted of a crime, according to RT. Kalief Browder was on his way home from school on May 14, 2010. He never expected his life … Read more