wrongful-conviction
A court jury found Northern California sheriff’s deputies guilty of wrongly detaining a Black family at a Starbucks. They were granted $8.25 million in compensation for the injustice detention. According to NBC News, Aasylei Loggervale and her two daughters, Aaottae Loggervale and Aasylei Hardge-Loggervale, went to Starbucks located in Castro Valley in September 2019, which is located […]
Muhammad Aziz has filed a lawsuit against the state of New York for the “serious miscarriages of justice” that resulted in his wrongful conviction in connection to the killing of Malcolm X, CNN reports. The wording in the suit appears to have been lifted from last month’s ruling from New York County Supreme Court Administrative […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Jay-Z has been a vocal advocate for criminal justice reform and leads multiple ventures to pursue equity for marginalized groups. […]
Three men who were wrongfully convicted in the 1983 killing of a Baltimore teenager were freed today after 36 years in prison. Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins, and Andrew Stewart were released from prison after having their life sentences overturned due to a re-examination of their case. The three men were accused of killing a student […]
Meek Mill knows a thing or two about the very specific ways that the criminal justice system can fail people. The rapper became the face of criminal justice reform after being sent back to prison by an overzealous judge for a minor violation nearly ten years after his initial crime. Given that experience, Meek is just […]
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