Recent Threats to Democracy
Dear Friends, The recent shooting of Tyre Nichols is a horrific reminder of the pain and damage caused by unchecked police power. Police officers, shielded by a badge and qualified immunity, swathed in the protective blanket of the “blue wall of silence,” have come to believe that they can act with violence and impunity. Five […]
Everyday Injustice Podcast Interview
This week on Everyday Injustice, Jessica Henry talks about people who are convicted of crimes that never happened. There are a whole class of wrongful convictions – some based on flawed forensic science, such as shaken baby or arson investigators. Henry also chronicles suicide being mislabeled as a homicide. And more nefarious problems such as […]