criminal-justice
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDOC) “routinely confines people in its custody” beyond their legally entitled release dates, the Justice Department said this week when announcing the findings of their investigation. Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division said Wednesday that the agency’s investigation had found evidence of “systematic […]
Meek Mill has secured a pardon. The 35-year-old—born Robert Rihmeek Williams—announced the big news via Instagram on Thursday, nearly 15 years after he was convicted of drug- and weapons-related charges. The move serves as an act of forgiveness for certain criminal convictions, and allows the related offenses to be expunged from his criminal record. “Thank y’all,” Meek captioned a photo of the […]
Crossing the border back into Canada is always slightly nerve wracking, even if you’re a passport-holding citizen and not up to anything sus. Those Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) employees always know how to put on the right amount of intimidation every time. Turns out, however, that the rules are being bent for some folks […]
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