Tag: criminal justice
Rashad Grimes once faced capital murder charge, now in Cumberland School...
Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
At age 17, Birmingham-native Rashad Grimes faced a capital murder charge in the slaying of another person in his Ensley neighborhood....
Demetrius Paschel: Crime prevention more profitable than incarceration
By Demetrius Paschel
Our prison system is complex, decentralized, unpredictable and chaotic. According to a report released in December of 2018 by Equal Justice Initiative,...
Wormsby: We need a special court for repeat offenders
By Hollis Wormsby
One of the things that stands out in reading stories about crime in Birmingham is the way you see the same names,...
Why ex-offenders need a second chance, according to area criminal justice...
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
People who are released from prison deserve a second chance because it can help restore families and communities, said panelists...
Police in US more likely to arrest minorities during traffic stops
By Tom Abate
Northstar News Today/New America Media
Researchers analyzing data from millions of traffic stops in the United States have found that black and Hispanic...
Bryan Stevenson’s fervent battle against bias in the criminal justice system
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Bryan Stevenson never expected to stay in Alabama.
He came to the state in the mid-'80s to help set up...
Data shows why odds of receiving death penalty are higher if...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
When it comes to capital punishment in America, blacks are nearly four times more likely to receive the death penalty...