After two months of testimony, the trial against the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy has come to an end. Judge Shira A. Scheindlin presided over the case, and will give a final ruling in a few months. As I have mentioned on more than one occasion on this site, the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy is inherently racist. Of [...]

I missed the premiere of the Ken Burns film The Central Park Five on PBS last night. It wasn’t until a few people following me on Twitter reached out to me to see if I was watching it, that I remembered that it was due to air. But being caught up in the coverage of [...]

Alright, like me, you might want to make a mental note. I don’t know whether you live in Louisiana or plan to visit anytime soon. But, it’s probably a good idea to avoid being incarcerated in New Orleans Parish Prison, which is quite possibly the worst prison in America. Not that prison is supposed to [...]

Last Friday saw the NOPD cleared of killing a suicidal Black man laying in bed. Brian Harris was shot and killed by a member of the NOPD (New Orleans Police Department) on April 10th, 2010. His family filed a wrongful death suit, and lost. Why was Harris shot and killed? The determination — in this [...]

I’ve blogged about the NYPD’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy on occasion (check the links at the end of this post). As I’ve stated quite plainly in the past, the NYPD’s (New York City Police Department) stop-and-frisk policy is not only unconstitutional, it’s blatantly racist, and problematic. No need for me to rehash and submit arguments to support my [...]

It’s estimated that there are currently 2.5 million people incarcerated in the United States. Being the world leader when it comes to incarceration, I suppose someone being “accidentally” forgotten in solitary confinement for two years without ever seeing a judge or being formally charged with a crime is bound to happen on occasion. Such was [...]