Mississippi driver Ameal Woods worried about thieves when he came to Texas with $42,000 to buy trucking equipment in 2019. So he took precautions. He separated his cash into two groups: one for a trailer and the other for a tractor, if he found one at the right price....
On Friday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in Oak Park Heights maximum security prison for the murder of Houston native George Floyd. During the sentencing on Friday, the prosecution and defense both provided testimony...
Over the past week, Texas death row inmate Quintin Jones’ pleas for clemency have galvanized criminal justice reform advocates and once again shined a spotlight on the state’s frequent use of capital punishment. Captured in a New York Times–produced video and op-ed...
In yet another police involved shooting in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, 20-year-old Daunte Wright was shot and killed in his car after he was pulled over for an expired car registration according to a Brooklyn Center Police report on April 13. According to his...
Witnesses testimony concluded on Friday at the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin is charged with third-degree murder, second-degree murder and manslaughter after he was seen on video with a knee to 46-year-old George...
Members of the Texas Senate Committee on Jurisprudence held their first hearing this week over Senate Bill 21, a controversial bail reform bill backed by Republicans. The purpose of the bill according to its author Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) is to prevent repeat...
The Texas Senate Committee on Jurisprudence is hearing testimony on Thursday over Senate Bill 21, a sweeping piece of legislation that would hamper bail reform efforts in Texas sought after by some local governments and civil rights groups. The bill, authored by...
The Texas House Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee reviewed a bill on Monday that would show more leniency for Texans who were convicted as minors and are applying for parole. The bill, authored by El Paso Democrat state Rep. Joe Moody, would make parole...
New polling from The Appeal and Data for Progress shows that most Harris County residents support bail reform measures and want fewer people in the county’s overcrowded jail amid the COVID-19 pandemic The polling shows 59 percent of residents in Harris County favor...