Police are now describing the shooting as a “lone wolf” event and report that they are not seeking other suspects.
Criminal Justice
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After blistering report, what’s next for Chicago police?
“You can change the training at the academy and retrain all of the current officers, but the biggest issue is changing the culture.”
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Bank Heists and Wiseguys: “Crimetown” is the next true-crime podcast you should listen to
Vincent A. Cianci Jr., better known as “Buddy,” he was a trusted (and Jesuit-educated) champion for his city as well as a convicted felon.
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Brazilian priest: Prisons are a ‘factory of torture that creates monsters’
"Prison is a place of death and torture," in Brazil, said Father Silveira. "It is a factory of torture that creates monsters."
Posted inOf Other Things, Politics & Society
I took a group of high school students to prison to meet people their age. Here’s what I saw.
The detainees don’t often get asked for their prayers.
Posted inCurrent Comment, Politics & Society
There is a new urgency in addressing racial injustice.
We must learn to love one another both in spite of and because of our differences. Let us begin.
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How life in prison could change under Donald Trump
At Otisville Federal Correctional Institution, 80 miles north of New York City, hundreds of thousands of prisoners are uncertain of their futures.
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These are the 5 legal theories that might finally end the death penalty
The Eighth Amendment prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment.”
Posted inFaith in Focus, Politics & Society
What I learned in prison from ‘convict college’
Prisons don’t solve problems. They create problems.
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After two shootings, faith community supports local police, Iowa bishop says
“May all of us working together find the courage to move forward in a manner that brings peace to our beloved community,” said Bishop Pates.