Criminal Justice
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A Fla. Mom says Her Teen Son Received a Harsh Sentence For Beating a Teacher Because He’s Black, Big and Autistic. But What Do You Think?
The 18-year-old had a history of violence, which led to the judge's decision
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The Father Who Sent His 17-Year-Old Son to Kill Rapper PnB Rock Just Received the Ultimate Punishment
The rapper was killed during a robbery in Los Angeles in 2022.
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4 Hotel Employees Face Charges In the Death of A Black Man Caught on Video
The last moments of D’Vontaye Mitchell's life were partially caught on video
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Heartbreaking: Texas Mother Grieves After Her 2-Year-Old Daughter is Mauled By Dogs
A'Daya Fisher was at her babysitter's house when the attack happened
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Disturbing Revelations About Sonya Massey’s Killer, It Was a BLACK KID Who Killed Three Girls at a Taylor Swift Dance Class? Wait? This Georgia Woman Was Killed After Rejecting A Marriage Proposal and More
A collection of the Root's best crime posts of the week in criminal justice
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Missouri Finally Frees a Man Wrongfully Held in Prison, Even After His Murder Conviction Was Overturned
A Black man spent 34 years and one week in prison for a crime he did not commiit
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Wait…It Was a BLACK KID Who Killed Three Girls at a Taylor Swift Dance Class?!
The identity of the teen accused of murder was released just days before his 18th birthday.
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Fantasy Turned Fatal: A Georgia Woman Killed After Rejecting A Marriage Proposal
A jury only needed 30 minutes to decide the fate of a man charged with murder.
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15 Black Serial Killers Whose Crimes Flew Under Your Radar
We have our own fair share of "Jeffrey Dahmer's" and "Ted Bundy's" in the Black community.
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Even More Shocking Revelations About the Past Misconduct of Sonya Massey’s Killer Sean Grayson
The ex-deputy was discharged from the army for "serious misconduct" eight years before Sonya Massey's murder.