Sealed indictment handed up against officers in beating death of Robert Brooks
A grand jury in Oneida County has handed up charges against correction officers involved in the Dec. 9 beating of an inmate ...
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New agency proposed to provide strict oversight of prisons
A circle of criminal justice advocates have long pushed to create an independent body to monitor the Arizona Department of ...
Attorney Says Seeking Justice for Inmate's Death Requires Systemic Change as Well as Compensation
Faraci Lange partner Stephen G. Schwarz is representing family members of Robert Brooks, whose death was confirmed as a ...
CT prisons get fund boost, but prosecutorial staff on chopping block in budget plan, officials say
While some Connecticut public safety agencies are getting a boost under Gov. Ned Lamont's proposed budget, others are taking ...
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For UNT criminal justice students — and their classmates at a correctional facility — education is an equalizer
It’s not the most typical classroom, but University of North Texas criminal justice students said that sharing a class with ...
Metropolitan Community College, CHI Health partner to tackle mental health in criminal justice system
More than half of those incarcerated suffer from mental health illness. That's the driving force for Metro Community College's criminal justice program adding a mental health course.
Fatal beating of shackled NY inmate Robert Brooks ruled a homicide
Robert Brooks, 43, was brutally beaten with his hands tied behind his back by corrections officers while in custody at Marcy ...