Philip Wilson was found guilty of failing to inform police about allegations of the sexual abuse of minors by a priest in the 1970s.
Criminal Justice
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Racism makes a criminal justice system reform impossible
The effects of white privilege in law enforcement makes it clear that the promise of racial equality in the United States is still unrealized.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What it’s like celebrating Easter behind bars
On the day after Easter, five incarcerated women were initiated into the Catholic Church.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
London’s spike in street violence and Trump’s false rhetoric are making Londoners furious
For the first time London has achieved the sad distinction of exceeding New York City in homicides. Almost all the killings have been of young adults or juveniles by their peers.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis takes on Mafia on anniversary of St. John Paul’s stand.
Pope John Paul II described the Mafia as “a culture of death, profoundly inhuman, anti-Gospel, an enemy of human dignity and civil peace.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Sessions’s zero tolerance border policy may split families—and cost taxpayers
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has vowed to prosecute anyone who enters the United States illegally.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Will Cardinal Pell face a trial by jury in sex abuse case?
On May 1, Cardinal George Pell will know whether he has to stand trial to face allegations of historical sexual offenses or not.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
Why is it so difficult to report on Latinos in the criminal justice system?
Our Apr. 25 guest is Juleyka Lantigua-Williams, the founder and chief executive officer of Lantigua Williams & Co., an audio and film production company based in the Washington, D.C., area. We discuss her recent article: “Why more data is needed when reporting on Latinos in the criminal justice system.” Listen to the show live on […]
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
California has over 700 people on death row and executions could begin soon
In California, Catholic opponents of the death penalty are trying to protect the largest population of inmates awaiting execution in the Western Hemisphere.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: End civil forfeiture without due process
Wisconsin is the 15th state to at least put limits on seizures. Other states should follow suit.