crime and justice

4 min read 2023-04-19 05:14:42

Jeff Sessions, Leo DiCaprio, and a Fugee—What’s Next in the Nutty Pras Michel Trial?

The wildest trial in America got wackier Tuesday when the defendant, former Fugees’ rapper Pras Michel, unexpectedly took the stand to defend

1 min read 2023-04-18 01:30:38

6:00 p.m. CDT: Andrew Lester, 84, will be charged with assault in the first degree and armed criminal action, both felonies, a Clay County prosecutor

3 min read 2023-04-17 08:33:56

Last week Danielle Smith announced her new “one question, no follow up” rule for journalists asking questions at her press conferences. She

1 min read 2023-04-17 01:25:57

Two deadly shootings took place on Saturday: one at a teenager’s birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama, killing four and injuring several others,

8 min read 2023-04-14 01:00:29

This article was produced as a collaboration between Bolts and Mother Jones. In Minnesota, a disagreement on how to prosecute two teenagers suspected

8 min read 2023-04-14 01:00:29

This article was produced as a collaboration between Bolts and Mother Jones. In Minnesota, a disagreement on how to prosecute two teenagers suspected

3 min read 2023-04-11 20:57:50

With Nashville still reeling from a devastating mass shooting two weeks ago at an elementary school, the latest such carnage in America, unleashed

4 min read 2023-04-03 09:39:12

“That’s an astounding thing to say from the Premier of the province.” – Law prof Eric Adams On May 29 Danielle Smith issued a press statement

5 min read 2023-04-01 17:00:52

It was a grim but not terribly surprising coincidence. Last Monday morning, just a few hours after the Washington Post published a new series on the

3 min read 2023-04-01 00:01:25

On March 6, seven Henrico County sheriff’s deputies and three hospital staff members piled on top of 28-year-old Irvo Otieno for nearly 12 minutes

3 min read 2023-03-31 04:22:32

Oklahoma incarcerates more women per capita than nearly any other state, and many of them are survivors of domestic violence. Last year, I wrote

3 min read 2023-03-28 22:25:43

Last Wednesday, less than two weeks before the city’s mayoral election, Denver’s East High School experienced its third shooting of the school

1 min read 2023-03-24 23:24:20

The law enforcement officials who raided the Ohio home of Afroman during a raid last year are suing the rapper after he used footage from the police

6 min read 2023-03-23 17:00:53

For nearly a year, the rapper Young Thug has been behind bars in Fulton County, Georgia. The 31-year-old, born Jeffery Lamar Williams, is facing

3 min read 2023-03-22 07:59:42

LaKeith Smith was 15 years old when he and four other Black teens broke into an empty house in Millbrook, Alabama, to steal an Xbox and other gaming