Breakfast with the Newsmakers: Charles Maldonado interviews lawyer for Workers’ Center for Racial Justice (live blog transcript)
The event starts at 8 a.m. Thursday. Follow along here if you can't make it.
Category: Criminal Justice
Live blog Wednesday: City in court to explain NOPD’s use of dashboard and officer-worn cameras
Report says police cameras often don’t work or aren’t turned on.
Live blog Tuesday: Court monitor holds public meeting to discuss NOPD reforms
When the crime is ‘being black,’ police routinely respond with guns drawn
"We black folk are reduced to teaching our children how to get arrested ... ."
NOPD accused of racially profiling Latinos, aiding federal immigration agents
A federally appointed firm overseeing reforms at the department is reviewing the complaints.
National debate over solitary confinement puts spotlight on Angola inmate’s 35 years in ‘the hole’
Kenny "Zulu" Whitmore's stretch in solitary is one of the longest in the country. Some states are curtailing the practice, in part because it's so expensive. Critics say that years without human contact can exacerbate mental illness.
“Stand your ground” becoming commonplace, but prosecutions uneven
As more states adopt legislation to protect those who use deadly force, an investigation has found the likelihood of a person being charged with or convicted of a crime after a claim of self-defense involving a firearm may depend more on the state or region where the shooting occurred than the circumstances of the case. Even cases in the same area have produced disparate outcomes.
Local law enforcement agencies receive snow camouflage, mine-resistant vehicle from federal government
Pentagon program puts materiel in hands of local law-enforcement agencies, similar to police in Ferguson, Missouri.
Toddlers to teens are dying every day from guns, new national study shows
Louisiana has the highest rate of gun homicides for young people in the country.
Battle over gun regulations in U.S. heats up after Sandy Hook shooting
For years, the NRA has dominated public debate over gun regulations, with millions in the bank and millions of members. But in the past two years, the gun control movement has gotten more organized and raised more money.
