The family of the Baltimore black man who died in police custody landed an incredibly rare settlementThe family of Freddie Gray, who died after being critically injured while in police custody, reached a $6.4 million wrongful-death settlement with the city of Baltimore.The agreement resolved civil claims about a week after the first hearing in the criminal case against six police officers, officials said Tuesday.Despite the settlement, the six... [...]
Mom Says She Pulled Gun On Teens Threatening Her Son
A Missouri woman has admitted she pulled a gun on two teens, but insists she did so because she feared for her family's safety.
"Did I intend to use the gun? Absolutely not,” Tracey Leeser told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “But I felt that was my only safeguard against being killed that night."
St. Charles County Police are still trying to figure out exactly what sparked last... [...]
Lost Boys: Undocumented Youth Caught in Justice System ‘Limbo’
In the summer of 2012, immigration authorities entered the juvenile hall in Orange County, California and took “Alex,” then a 14-year-old, into federal custody. They allowed him to make one phone call to his mother, Marisa.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents told him he might be sent to a Texas facility, but Alex told Marisa over the phone that he knew... [...]
California to Limit Solitary Confinement in PrisonsCalifornia will put an end to the practice of keeping prisoners in solitary confinement for decades because of gang affiliation, under a proposed legal settlement announced Tuesday.The settlement, disclosed by state officials and lawyers for inmates, could result in the release from isolation of more than half of the 3,000 prisoners now in solitary confinement in the state. The settlement must... [...]
TX Man Shot by Deputies Had Hands Up; 'Sensational,' Sheriff Gripes
A video shows two Bexar County, Texas, deputies opening fire and killing a man who appears to have his hands up, reports the San Antonio Express-News. Gilbert Flores, 41, died when deputies Greg Vasquez and Robert Sanchez shot him during a call for a domestic disturbance last Friday morning. The cellphone video, first published by KSAT 12, an ABC affiliate, appears to show... [...]
